Soccer Game Preview: Soldotna vs. Houston

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Previous Games

05/17/25 - Away	11-0 W
05/10/24 - Home	7-0 W
05/03/24 - Away	7-1 W
05/04/23 - Home	8-2 W
04/18/19 - Away	9-1 W
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Soldotna has gone a perfect 9-0 against Houston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Stars will host the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Soldotna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.

Soldotna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Kenai Central, who was ranked 13th at the time (Soldotna was ranked tenth). The Stars' defense stepped up to hand the Kardinals a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. Soldotna haven't had any issues with Kenai Central recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Willets Simon and Lane Hillyer scored both of Soldotna's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.

Meanwhile, Houston managed to keep up with Homer until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Hawks lost 4-0 to the Mariners. Houston haven't had much luck with Homer recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Houston's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-3. As for Soldotna, their win bumped their record up to 12-4-1.

Soldotna took their victory against Houston in their previous meeting on Saturday by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Stars repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.