The Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Castle Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paul Laurence Dunbar's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Castle's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Paul Laurence Dunbar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: South Oldham, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Paul Laurence Dunbar was ranked fourth). Paul Laurence Dunbar's defense stepped up to hand South Oldham a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Castle entered their tilt with Evansville North on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 6-0 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Huskies are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Castle's offense was hitting Evansville North from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
David Beaver led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Paul Laurence Dunbar's victory bumped their record up to 6-1-1. As for Castle, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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