Soccer Preview: Pana vs. Hillsboro
Pana hasn't had much luck against Hillsboro recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Pana Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 12:00 p.m. Pana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Pana is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Vandalia a 9-0 shutout. Lennox Otto was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Hillsboro was forced to settle for a draw. They and Highland finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw last Wednesday.
Pana has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-12-2 record this season. Hillsboro's draw gives them a new season record of 14-7-1.
Pana might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Hillsboro in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pana was down 5-0.
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