Soccer Preview: Arlington vs. Simon Kenton
Arlington has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Simon Kenton Pioneers at 10:45 a.m. Arlington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.2 goals per game this season.
Arlington's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Hume-Fogg as Arlington made off with a 3-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Hume-Fogg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Paige Dexter,
Lily Douglas, and
Sierra Cook.
Meanwhile, Simon Kenton is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Franklin County. Simon Kenton beat Franklin County by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Pioneers were the better team in the second half.
Arlington's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Simon Kenton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2-1.
Everything went Arlington's way against Simon Kenton when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Arlington made off with a 3-0 win. Does Arlington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Simon Kenton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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