Greenwood and New Heights Christian Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Greenwood Blue Jays will head out on the road to face off against the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Greenwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals back in August, they were much more limited against West Plains on September 3rd. They lost 7-1 to the Zizzers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Heights Christian Academy). They put the hurt on Fort Scott with a sharp 9-1 win on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Their offense was hitting Fort Scott from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Liam Nelson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Greenwood's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for New Heights Christian Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Greenwood was able to grind out a solid victory over New Heights Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenwood 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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