Preview: Auburn vs. Staunton
The Auburn Trojans will face off against the Staunton Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Staunton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Auburn, who comes in off a win.
Auburn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Miners 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Auburn was the better team in the second half.
Callie Gill was the driving force of Auburn's attack as she scored both of Auburn's goals. With that big game she's now up to five goals this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Staunton were a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of Highland by a score of 2-1.
Auburn's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Staunton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Auburn was able to grind out a solid win over Staunton when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Auburn repeat their success, or does Staunton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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