The Beaver Bobcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Avonworth Antelopes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Beaver gave up the first goal last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Hopewell out 2-1. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Vikings are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Avonworth had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 5-1 win. Considering the Antelopes have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory made it two in a row for Beaver and bumps their season record up to 4-1-1. As for Avonworth, they pushed their record up to 5-1-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Beaver came up short against Avonworth when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Beaver avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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