The Simon Kenton Pioneers will face off against the Arlington Tigers at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Simon Kenton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Franklin County, who was ranked seventh at the time (Simon Kenton was ranked 17th). Simon Kenton never let Franklin County onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Pioneers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Arlington came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Blue Knights with a sharp 3-0 win. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They hit Hume-Fogg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Paige Dexter,
Lily Douglas, and
Sierra Cook.
The victory made it two in a row for Simon Kenton and bumps their season record up to 7-2-1. As for Arlington, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Simon Kenton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Arlington in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Simon Kenton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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