Soccer Game Preview: Piper on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 4:17am

Soccer Preview: Piper vs. Bonner Springs

Piper is 10-0 against Bonner Springs since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Piper Pirates will look to defend their home pitch against the Bonner Springs Braves at 6:00 p.m. Bonner Springs took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Piper, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with five losses in a row, Piper finally turned things around against Turner on Tuesday. Piper's defense stepped up to hand Turner a 5-0 shutout. Piper's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.

They hit Turner with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kylie Schaunaman (2), Keira Werner, Ella Buff, and Ella Eads.

Meanwhile, Bonner Springs has been on a difficult stretch since their win on April 19. They lost 9-0 to Spring Hill on Friday.

Piper's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11. As for Bonner Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-3.

Everything went Piper's way against Bonner Springs in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Piper made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Piper repeat their success, or does Bonner Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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