Soccer Preview: Ichabod Crane vs. Voorheesville
The Ichabod Crane Riders are taking a road trip to challenge the Voorheesville Blackbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ichabod Crane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Ichabod Crane is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Schalmont on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Sabres. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of five yellow cards before it was all over.
Ichabod Crane's goal came courtesy of
Jesus Velasco, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Voorheesville waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 3-0 shutout. Given the Blackbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Tigers are ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ichabod Crane's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Voorheesville, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Ichabod Crane took their win against Voorheesville when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ichabod Crane 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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