Soccer Preview: Walton vs. Pope
The Walton Raiders will be playing at home against the Pope Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Walton kept a clean sheet against Osborne. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Cardinals. The high-scoring effort was just what Walton needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Pope has not lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game last Tuesday. They blew past Blessed Trinity 5-1. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Pope considering their one-goal performance the match before.
They hit Blessed Trinity with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Addison Dejoseph (2),
Hope Lewis,
Carly Oubs, and
Alexa DeJoseph.
Walton pushed their record up to 9-4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those four matchups. As for Pope, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-0-2 record this season.
Walton came out on top in a nail-biter against Pope when the teams last played back in February of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Walton repeat their success, or does Pope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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