Soccer Preview: Springfield vs. Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central
Springfield has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Springfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Springfield really get things going. Springfield's defense stepped up to hand Rochester a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Senators have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Rochester with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
August Bilyeu,
Bruno Rosas,
Parker Hinds, and
Evan Carrell.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central was forced to settle for a draw. They and Lincoln finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Monday.
Springfield's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. With that draw, Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central's record moves to 9-12-1.
Everything went Springfield's way against Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as Springfield made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Springfield repeat their success, or does Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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