The Salem Academy Crusaders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Western Christian Pioneers at 4:15 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Salem Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Blanchet Catholic on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Western Christian also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Yamhill-Carlton on Thursday, falling 8-0.
Salem Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Western Christian, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Salem Academy took their win against Western Christian in their previous matchup on September 7th by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salem Academy 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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