The Shikellamy Braves will square off against the Danville Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shikellamy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 7.7 goals per game this season.
Danville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Shikellamy really get things going. Everything went Shikellamy's way against Selinsgrove on Tuesday as Shikellamy made off with a 4-1 win. Considering the Braves have won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Selinsgrove with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jillian Deivert (2),
Aubrey Rebuck, and
Lauryn Ross.
Meanwhile, Danville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Milton, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Black Panthers are ranked 21st).
Shikellamy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Danville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-10.
Shikellamy took their win against Danville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Shikellamy repeat their success, or does Danville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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