The Newcastle Racers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the ASTEC Charter Comets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newcastle's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Elk City out 1-0. Tobias Phifer had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Newcastle.
Meanwhile, ASTEC Charter can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mercy School Institute 3-2. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but ASTEC Charter was the better team in the second half.
Newcastle has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-2 record this season. As for ASTEC Charter, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9.
Everything went Newcastle's way against ASTEC Charter in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Newcastle made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newcastle 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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