The Smyrna Eagles will square off against the Delmar Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Smyrna fell victim to Caesar Rodney and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riders. While losing is never fun, Smyrna can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Delaware soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Caesar Rodney are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Delmar also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Sussex Academy by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Smyrna's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Delmar, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2-1.
Smyrna was able to grind out a solid win over Delmar in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 5-3. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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