The Allen East Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the New Knoxville Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Allen East is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Allen East will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Cory-Rawson on Tuesday. Allen East blew past Cory-Rawson 7-0. Considering the Mustangs' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Cory-Rawson with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Garrett Jennings (3),
Manny Rettig (2), and
Cam Cosart.
Meanwhile, New Knoxville entered their contest against Botkins on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. New Knoxville lost 8-0 to Botkins. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Trojans are ranked 143rd).
The win snapped Allen East's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 1-3 record. As for New Knoxville, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Allen East beat New Knoxville 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Allen East repeat their success, or does New Knoxville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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