The Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Newark Reds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palmyra-Macedon's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Palmyra-Macedon fell victim to East Rochester and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Bombers, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Palmyra-Macedon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while East Rochester are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Newark sidestepped Penn Yan Academy for a 2-1 win. The victory continues a trend for Newark in their matchups with Penn Yan Academy: they've now won four in a row.
The win got Newark back to even at 7-7-1. As for Palmyra-Macedon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-2.
Everything went Palmyra-Macedon's way against Newark in their previous matchup back in September, as Palmyra-Macedon made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders 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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