Soccer Preview: Van Buren vs. Cory-Rawson
Van Buren has gone 7-0-1 against Cory-Rawson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Van Buren Black Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Cory-Rawson Fighting Hornets at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Van Buren has six straight victories, Cory-Rawson has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Van Buren beats Cory-Rawson with six goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Van Buren put the hurt on Ada with a sharp 6-1 win on Thursday. The Black Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cory-Rawson fell victim to Ottoville and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Big Green. That's two games in a row now that the Fighting Hornets have lost by exactly ten goals.
Van Buren's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Cory-Rawson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Van Buren was able to grind out a solid win over Cory-Rawson when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Van Buren 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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