Soccer Game Preview: Shawnee Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 6:24am

Soccer Preview: Shawnee vs. Piqua

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The Shawnee Braves will head out to square off against the Piqua Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Shawnee is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Urbana.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Piqua's offense. They came up short against Butler on Tuesday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Aviators are ranked 168th).

Shawnee's loss dropped their record down to 0-5-1. As for Piqua, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Shawnee came up short against Piqua in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Shawnee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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