Soccer Preview: Athens Drive vs. Heritage
The Athens Drive Jaguars will challenge the Heritage Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Athens Drive's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Jordan out 1-0. The Jaguars wouldn't have won without Adam Hamideh, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Capitals , sneaking past 2-1. Camden Dawson had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Huskies got from the refs.
Athens Drive's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4-1. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Athens Drive's way against Heritage in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Athens Drive made off with a 4-1 victory. Will Athens Drive repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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