Soccer Preview: Fruitland vs. Parma
The Fruitland Grizzlies will head out to face off against the Parma Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Fruitland's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Nampa on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 4-0. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fruitland was without their leading scorer, Zeke Van Hofwegen, in Monday's game. With Van Hofwegen sitting this one out, Kiko Lopez got some extra time on the pitch (75 vs. his season average of 22.3).
Meanwhile, Parma waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 5-2 victory. It was an even better day for Nathan Compas as he scored three goals for his team.
Fruitland's loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Parma, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-1-2 record this season.
Fruitland took their win against Parma in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fruitland since the squad 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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