Soccer Preview: Shawnee vs. Perkins
Shawnee has enjoyed a nine-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Perkins Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Shawnee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Celina onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The Indians' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matches.
Madison Comprehensive typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Perkins proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Rams 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Pirates who have now won three games in a row.
Kaden Camp and
Anthony Bonica scored all three of Perkins' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 37 goals.
Shawnee is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-1-1 record this season. As for Perkins, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3-1.
Everything went Shawnee's way against Perkins in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as Shawnee made off with an 8-0 win. Will Shawnee repeat their success, or does Perkins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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