Soccer Preview: Newton vs. Greenville
The Newton Eagles will challenge the Greenville Comets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Newton's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Salem on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Wildcats are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Greenville made sure to put some goals up on the board against Southwestern last Tuesday. They blew past the Piasa Birds 9-3. Considering the Comets have won eight matches by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Southwestern with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andrew Martin (4),
Tayshaun Wells (3), and
Nolan Tabor (2).
Newton's loss dropped their record down to 10-6-1. As for Greenville, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-10-1.
Everything went Newton's way against Greenville when the teams last played back in August of 2019, as Newton made off with a 7-0 win. Will Newton repeat their success, or does Greenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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