Soccer Preview: Kenton vs. Shawnee
The Kenton Wildcats are on the road again on Thursday to play the Shawnee Indians at 7:00 p.m. Kenton's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Kenton is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Kalida on Tuesday. Kenton took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kalida.
Meanwhile, Shawnee waltzed into their matchup on Sunday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Monarchs a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Indians have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Luca FusiLLo and
Caleb Miller scored all three of Shawnee's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
Kenton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-3. As for Shawnee, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-1 record this season.
Kenton came up short against Shawnee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Kenton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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