Soccer Preview: Auburn vs. Athens/PORTA
Auburn has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Athens/PORTA Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Auburn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
Last Thursday, Auburn beat Riverton/Tri-City 3-1. Given Auburn's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 186th, while Riverton/Tri-City is ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Auburn hit Riverton/Tri-City with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emme Divjak,
Chloe Crissey, and
Callie Gill.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Athens/PORTA was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They lost 4-0 to Pleasant Plains/New Berlin. The loss continues a trend for Athens/PORTA in their matchups with Pleasant Plains/New Berlin: they've now lost six in a row.
Auburn is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Athens/PORTA, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4-1.
Auburn beat Athens/PORTA by a goal when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 3-2. Does Auburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens/PORTA turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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