The Howard Huskies will venture away from home to square off against the Baldwin Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Howard has given up an average of 4.4 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
In Tuesday's Canine Competition, Howard had to take the L. They lost 5-2 to Harlem on Tuesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Howard were already down 4-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Baldwin). They blew past Hephzibah 8-5 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for Baldwin in their matchups with Hephzibah: they've now won six in a row.
Baldwin's offense was hitting Hephzibah from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Joseph Teasley led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Howard's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Baldwin, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Howard took their victory against Baldwin when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 6-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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