The Savanna Rebels will venture away from home to take on the Orange Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Savanna has six straight victories, Orange has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Savanna's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against La Quinta by a score of 2-0. Give Savanna's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Orange's offense. They came up short against Santiago on Friday, falling 7-0.
Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-2. As for Savanna, their win bumped their record up to 16-4-2.
Everything went Savanna's way against Orange in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Savanna made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels since the team 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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