The Briarwood Christian Lions will take on the Pelham Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Briarwood Christian comes in on 11 and Pelham on five.
Briarwood Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over John Carroll Catholic. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Briarwood Christian's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while John Carroll Catholic are ranked 56th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pelham took on Benjamin Russell on Monday. The Panthers came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that Pelham have won by exactly two goals.
Briarwood Christian's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for Pelham, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4-3.
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