The Newcastle Racers will challenge the Elk City Elks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Newcastle's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Elk City has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Newcastle is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Weatherford on Friday. The Racers fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Elk City's offense. They fell just short of Weatherford by a score of 1-0 last Thursday. While losing is never fun, Elk City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Weatherford are ranked eighth).
Elk City's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Newcastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
Newcastle beat Elk City by a goal in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 3-2. Will the Racers repeat their success, or do the Elks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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