Soccer Game Preview: Philip Simmons vs. Stratford

The Philip Simmons Iron Horses will take on the Stratford Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Philip Simmons sitting on eight straight wins and Stratford on three.

Philip Simmons' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Andrews with a sharp 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Philip Simmons, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Stratford won against Berkeley on Friday with four goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. The Knights narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Goose Creek 4-3.

Philip Simmons pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Stratford, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.