Soccer Preview: Perkins vs. Elyria
The Perkins Pirates will square off against the Elyria Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Perkins will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Perkins is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Norwalk just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Truckers. The loss put an end to the Pirates' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Elyria made sure to put some goals up on the board against Keystone on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 7-2 victory. Considering the Pioneers have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Keystone with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ava Williams (4),
Ehlaia Simmons (2), and
Olga Adams.
Having lost for the first time this season, Perkins fell to 10-1-2. As for Elyria, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season.
Perkins took their win against Elyria in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Perkins repeat their success, or does Elyria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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