Newton is 6-0 against Pana since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Newton Eagles are on the road again to play the Pana Panthers at 10:00 a.m. Newton will be strutting in after a victory while Pana will be coming in after a defeat.
Newton will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Mt. Carmel on Thursday. Newton's defense stepped up to hand Mt. Carmel a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
They hit Mt. Carmel with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Luke Farley (2),
Samuel Rodriguez (2), and
Lance Volk.
Meanwhile, Pana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 5-1 to Southwestern.
Newton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Pana, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Newton's way against Pana in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as Newton made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton 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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