Soccer Preview: Powell vs. Bearden
On Thursday Powell will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Bearden Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Powell narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past West 2-1.
Meanwhile, Bearden had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 14 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Powell pushed their record up to 14-2-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Bearden, their win bumped their record up to 16-1-1.
Powell might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Bearden when the teams last played back in September. Can Powell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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