Eisenhower is 7-0 against Goddard since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Eisenhower Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Goddard Lions at 6:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kansas (Eisenhower is ranked 11th, while Goddard is ranked 24th).
Eisenhower's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Derby. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eisenhower.
Meanwhile, Goddard won against Salina Central on Thursday with ten goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Everything went Goddard's way against Arkansas City as Goddard made off with a 10-0 victory. Considering Goddard has won five contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Arkansas City from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Presley Schmidt led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by herself.
Eisenhower has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Goddard, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2-1.
Eisenhower took their victory against Goddard in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eisenhower 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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