Mortimer Jordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to the Gardendale Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Rockets are ranked 16th).
Mortimer Jordan was without their leading scorer, Brooks Redo, in Wednesday's contest. With Redo sidelined, Zeke Smith got his first action of the season.
Mortimer Jordan's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Gardendale, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Looking ahead, Mortimer Jordan will be taking part in a tournament against North Jackson at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mortimer Jordan has given up an average of 5.9 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for Gardendale, they are taking a road trip to square off against Hewitt-Trussville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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