The Miami Trace Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Athens Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Miami Trace is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
Miami Trace is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Washington a 4-0 shutout. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by four goals or more this season.
They hit Washington with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Karleigh Cooper,
Nora Morrison,
Marian Mara, and
Elyse Day.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Athens, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They put the hurt on Circleville with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Tigers are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami Trace has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-1 record this season. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 8-5-3.
Miami Trace suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Athens in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Miami Trace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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