Soccer Game Preview: Evergreen vs. Van Buren

The Evergreen Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Van Buren Black Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Evergreen is headed into Thursday's matchup following a draw, the team's first since August 21. They and Maumee finished up their match with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Van Buren entered their tilt with Rossford on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Bulldogs.

With that draw, Evergreen's record moves to 5-8-2. As for Van Buren, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.

Everything went Evergreen's way against Van Buren when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Evergreen made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.