Soccer Recap: Archbold Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 1:20pm

Soccer Recap: Archbold vs. Napoleon

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If Archbold was feeling good fresh off their 11-3 takedown of Swanton last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Archbold Blue Streaks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Napoleon Wildcats on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Streaks in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.

Archbold's goal came courtesy of Sonny Phillips, who's now up to 15 this season.

Archbold's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-2. As for Napoleon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-4 record this season.

Archbold will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against Toledo Christian at 12:00 p.m. Toledo Christian is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Archbold will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Napoleon, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Wapakoneta, where kickoff is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Napoleon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.

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