The Newton Railroaders are taking a road trip to square off against the Arkansas City Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Arkansas City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newton, who comes in off a win.
Newton will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Goddard on Tuesday. The Railroaders put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 7-1 victory. Newton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Arkansas City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Andover, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Arkansas City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Andover are ranked 22nd).
Arkansas City's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Newton, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Newton took their victory against Arkansas City in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Railroaders 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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