The Athens/PORTA Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Springfield Senators at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Athens/PORTA sitting on five straight victories and Springfield on seven.
Athens/PORTA's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Riverton/Tri-City. Give Athens/PORTA's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Springfield). Everything went their way against Lincoln on Thursday as they made off with a 9-0 win. Kamryn Hoffman was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Athens/PORTA's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those five games. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Athens/PORTA suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Springfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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