Soccer Preview: Oakwood vs. Archbishop Alter
Oakwood is 1-9 against Archbishop Alter since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oakwood Lumberjacks will square off against the Archbishop Alter Knights at 7:00 p.m. Oakwood will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Oakwood's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Carlisle. Give the Lumberjacks' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Alter entered their tilt with Bethel on Monday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They had just enough and edged the Bees out 1-0. The Knights wouldn't have won without Katie Kyre, who scored the game-winner.
Oakwood pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Archbishop Alter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-3 record this season.
Oakwood suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Archbishop Alter in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Oakwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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