Soccer Preview: Jackson-Milton vs. Champion
The Jackson-Milton Bluejays will challenge the Champion Golden Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Jackson-Milton sitting on three straight victories and Champion on 12.
Last Wednesday, Jackson-Milton needed a bit of extra time to put away Southeast. Their defense stepped up to hand the Pirates a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bluejays were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Champion made easy work of Newton Falls on Saturday and carried off a 6-1 win. Considering the Golden Flashes have won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Newton Falls with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jacob Hall (3),
Hunter Maylone (2), and
Dante Deuley.
Jackson-Milton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-3 record this season. As for Champion, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2-2.
Jackson-Milton came up short against Champion in their previous matchup on October 2nd, falling 2-0. Can Jackson-Milton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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