It's finally time for Sheldon to settle a conference score, as they gear up for their first in-conference showdown of the season. They will challenge the South Eugene Axe at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sheldon's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Sheldon fell victim to Lakeridge and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Pacers. While losing is never fun, Sheldon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Lakeridge are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, South Eugene strolled into their game on Tuesday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. They blew past West Albany 5-2. Considering South Eugene have won five games by more than two goals this season, another big win was nothing new.
Sheldon has now lost five of their last six games at home. That's still a better percentage than their 0-7-1 record this season. As for South Eugene, they have now won six of their last seven games on the road. That gives them a 7-0-1 record this season.
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