Soccer Preview: Washington vs. Boonville
Washington has gone 7-2 against Boonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Washington Hatchets will head out to take on the Boonville Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Washington has seven straight wins, Boonville has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Washington beats Boonville with four goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Washington put the hurt on Gibson Southern with a sharp 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Hatchets have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Gibson Southern with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Dominic Mattingly (2),
Alan Santillan, and
Brant Neidigh.
Meanwhile, Boonville didn't have quite enough to beat Forest Park on Thursday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Rangers are ranked 77th).
Washington pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Boonville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Washington took their victory against Boonville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington 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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