The Willow Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Dutchtown Griffins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Willow is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Willow is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Benjamin Franklin, who was ranked 21st at the time (Willow was ranked 11th). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday. The result kept Willow happy, as they haven't lost a game since January 7th.
Their goal came courtesy of Sam Mann, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Dutchtown kept a clean sheet against Walker on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 2-0. The win continues a trend for Dutchtown in their matchups with Walker: they've now won five in a row.
With that draw, Willow's record moves to 16-3-4. As for Dutchtown, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6-4.
Willow came out on top in a nail-biter against Dutchtown when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions 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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