The Huron River Rats will take on the Athens Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Huron comes in on three and Athens on five.
Huron is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Edsel Ford a 2-0 shutout. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Huron's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Edsel Ford are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Athens won against Romeo on Tuesday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. The Red Hawks came out on top against Troy by a score of 3-1. That's two games straight that Athens have won by exactly two goals.
Huron's victory bumped their record up to 16-2-3. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 13-3-4.
Huron skirted past Athens 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Will the River Rats repeat their success, or do the Red Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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