The Oak Grove Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Warrensburg Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Grove has given up an average of 3 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oak Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Pleasant Hill, who was ranked first at the time (Oak Grove was ranked 24th). The Panthers came up short against the Roosters on Tuesday, falling 8-0. Oak Grove have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Meanwhile, Warrensburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Odessa on Monday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Warrensburg.
The win got Warrensburg back to even at 4-4. As for Oak Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Oak Grove got the 'W' when the teams last played last Tuesday against Warrensburg by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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