The Butler Golden Tornado will take on the Mars Fightin' Planets at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Butler took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Greater Latrobe with a sharp 7-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Golden Tornado needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Their offense was hitting Greater Latrobe from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Ava Soley led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Mars kept a clean sheet against Penn Hills last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Indians. Given the Fightin' Planets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Indians are ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Butler now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Mars, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
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