The Knoch Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Butler Golden Tornado at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Knoch and seven for Butler.
Knoch fell victim to Freeport and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Knoch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 461st, while Freeport are ranked 220th).
Meanwhile, Butler's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Seneca Valley by a score of 1-0.
Knoch has now lost four of their last five games on the road. That leaves them at a 1-5 record this season. Those road defeats came despite the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those five contests. As for Butler, they have now lost six of their last seven games at home. That leaves them at a 1-8 record this season.
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