Soccer Preview: Siloam Springs vs. Van Buren
The Siloam Springs Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Van Buren Pointers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Siloam Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Russellville, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Siloam Springs was ranked 15th). Siloam Springs fell just short of Russellville by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Siloam Springs' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Bennett Naustvik, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Van Buren was not able to break out of their rough patch on April 5th as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Russellville.
Siloam Springs' loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4-1. As for Van Buren, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Siloam Springs skirted past Van Buren 1-0 when the teams last played on April 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Siloam Springs since the team 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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