Soccer Recap: Soldotna Wins High-Profile Game Against Nikiski

Stars

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 vs Nikiski	16
05/13/25 @ Nikiski	12
04/24/25 vs Redington	10
04/09/25 vs Clarkston	4
04/29/25 @ Homer	3

Soldotna faced Nikiski in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Stars never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Considering Soldotna have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Their offense was hitting Nikiski from everywhere, as ten different players booted in a goal. Lane Hillyer led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Soldotna is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Nikiski, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Coming up, Soldotna is taking a road trip to square off against Palmer at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Soldotna's defense better be ready for this one: Palmer have averaged an impressive 5.9 goals per game this season. As for Nikiski, they will be playing at home against Kenai Central at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenai Central's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Nikiski's offense will have their work cut out for them.