Soccer Preview: Keio Academy of N.Y. vs. Woodlands
Keio Academy of N.Y. has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Woodlands Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keio Academy of N.Y. knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Woodlands likes a good challenge.
Keio Academy of N.Y.'s defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Tuckahoe as Keio Academy of N.Y. made off with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Unicorns, who have now won 11 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Tuckahoe from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Aoi Yoshimoto led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Woodlands was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Keio Academy of N.Y. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 528th, while the Unicorns are ranked 38th).
Keio Academy of N.Y.'s victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Woodlands, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Keio Academy of N.Y. took their win against Woodlands in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Keio Academy of N.Y. 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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