Soccer Game Preview: Linden-McKinley Hits the Road

By Team Reports Aug 31, 2024, 7:47am

Soccer Preview: Linden-McKinley vs. Whetstone

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Linden-McKinley hasn't had much luck against Whetstone recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Linden-McKinley Panthers will head out to take on the Whetstone Braves at 5:30 p.m.

Linden-McKinley lost 7-3 to Marion-Franklin on Thursday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Whetstone entered their tilt with Mansfield Senior on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Tygers. That's two games straight that the Braves have won by just one goal.

Owen Shea and Rian Hashemi scored both of Whetstone's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

Linden-McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Whetstone, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.

Linden-McKinley suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Whetstone when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Linden-McKinley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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