Soccer Preview: Howland vs. Aurora
The Howland Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Aurora Greenmen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Aurora is hoping to do what Midview couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Howland's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Howland put the hurt on Midview with a sharp 4-1 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aurora). Their defense stepped up to hand Lakeside a 7-0 shutout on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Greenmen with their most commanding win of the season.
Howland's win bumped their record up to 12-3-2. As for Aurora, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season.
Everything went Howland's way against Aurora in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, as Howland made off with a 4-0 victory. Will Howland repeat their success, or does Aurora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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