The Pana Panthers will take on the Auburn Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pana's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Pana fell victim to Athens/PORTA and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Pana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Athens/PORTA are ranked 135th).
Meanwhile, Auburn kept a clean sheet against Lutheran on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 9-0 win. Auburn might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Lutheran with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Emme Divjak (5), Callie Gill (2), Karlissa Clark, and Ayla Stead.
Auburn pushed their record up to 12-11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three contests. As for Pana, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Pana came up short against Auburn in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 2-0. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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