Soccer Preview: Archbishop Alter vs. Oakwood
Archbishop Alter is 9-1 against Oakwood since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Archbishop Alter Knights will take on the Oakwood Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Archbishop Alter comes in on seven and Oakwood on nine.
Archbishop Alter's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They skirted past Bethel 1-0. Katie Kyre had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Knights.
Meanwhile, everything went Oakwood's way against Carlisle on Monday as Oakwood made off with an 8-0 win. Considering the Lumberjacks have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Archbishop Alter is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-3 record this season. As for Oakwood, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Archbishop Alter's way against Oakwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Archbishop Alter made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Alter 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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