Soccer Preview: Highland Tech vs. Burns
The Highland Tech Rams will challenge the Burns Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Highland Tech is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Highland Tech's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past East Gaston 6-0. Considering the Rams have won eight contests by more than three goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit East Gaston with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
David Herrera (3),
Noah Karr,
Matthew Loudon, and
Saliou Diouf.
Meanwhile, Burns entered their game against Thomas Jefferson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Burns fell just short of Thomas Jefferson by a score of 1-0. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Highland Tech's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Burns, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4-1.
Highland Tech was able to grind out a solid win over Burns in their previous matchup on October 2nd, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Tech since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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