The Thurston Eagles will face off against the Lincoln Railsplitters at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Wednesday, Thurston came up short against Melvindale and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for Thurston in their meetings with Melvindale: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against Dexter, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Lincoln can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while Dexter are ranked 162nd).
Thurston's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Thurston couldn't quite get it done against Lincoln when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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