The Atchison Phoenix will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Heritage Christian Academy Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Atchison will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Wyandotte on Wednesday. Atchison put the hurt on Wyandotte with a sharp 4-1 win.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 4-0 shutout. Luciana Prado was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Atchison's victory bumped their record up to 5-2-3. As for Heritage Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Everything went Atchison's way against Heritage Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Atchison made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atchison 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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