Athenian is 1-8 against Head-Royce since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Athenian Owls will venture away from home to take on the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Athenian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past St. Joseph Notre Dame 5-0. The win was nothing new for the Owls as they're now sitting on three straight.
They hit St. Joseph Notre Dame with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Flo Bianchi (2), Caitlin Landrum, Riley Walter, and Mina Katzev.
Bentley typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Head-Royce proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Phoenix. Considering the Jayhawks have won 11 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Athenian pushed their record up to 7-7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three games. As for Head-Royce, the win keeps them at an undefeated 16-0-1.
Athenian came up short against Head-Royce in their previous matchup back in January, falling 2-0. Can Athenian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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