Soccer Preview: Washington vs. Richwoods
The Washington Panthers will head out to square off against the Richwoods Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Washington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.
Washington will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Centennial on Saturday. Washington put the hurt on Centennial with a sharp 5-1 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by four goals or more this season.
They hit Centennial with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Eric Nolte (2),
Bernie Winne (2), and
Truman Lenover.
Meanwhile, Richwoods had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top against the Rockets by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
The victory snapped Washington's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-4-1 record. As for Richwoods, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3-3.
Everything went Washington's way against Richwoods in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as Washington made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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