Soccer Preview: Newcastle vs. Douglas
Newcastle is 2-8 against Douglas since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Newcastle Dogies will head out on the road to challenge the Douglas Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. Douglas took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newcastle, who comes in off a win.
Newcastle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Rawlins, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Newcastle was ranked 21st). Newcastle walked away with a 3-1 win over Rawlins on Saturday.
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Jacob Abu Zahra scored all three of Newcastle's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Douglas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buffalo. That's two games in a row now that Douglas has lost by exactly two goals.
Newcastle's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Douglas, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-8.
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