Soccer Preview: Rogers vs. Springdale
Rogers is 9-0-1 against Springdale since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rogers Mountaineers will head out on the road to challenge the Springdale Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rogers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bentonville, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Rogers was ranked sixth). Rogers' rough 5-1 loss to Bentonville on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Rogers has not had much luck with Bentonville recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Springdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of Fayetteville. While losing is never fun, Springdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Fayetteville is ranked fourth).
Rogers' defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Springdale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Rogers skirted past Springdale 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rogers 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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