The Upper Arlington Golden Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Whetstone Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Upper Arlington's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Upper Arlington had taken Hilliard Davidson down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Golden Bears came up short against the Wildcats, falling 5-1.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Whetstone made sure to put some goals up on the board against West on Tuesday. They blew past the Cowboys 4-0. The result was nothing new for Whetstone, who have now won five matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Whetstone has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 42 goals over those 11 contests. As for Upper Arlington, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7-3.
Upper Arlington took their victory against Whetstone in their previous meeting back in October of 2016 by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Bears 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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