The Avonworth Antelopes are taking a road trip to take on the Beaver Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Avonworth is headed into the matchup having not lost since August 31 and will look to keep things rolling. They won by a goal and slipped past Hopewell 3-2. Given the Antelopes' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Vikings are ranked 307th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Beaver's game on Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They never let Hopewell onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Considering the Bobcats have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Avonworth's victory bumped their record up to 7-1-2. As for Beaver, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
Avonworth was able to grind out a solid win over Beaver in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avonworth since the squad 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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