The Edison Chargers will venture away from home to take on the Perkins Pirates at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Perkins heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Edison took over last week. Edison was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Old Fort on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won three games by six goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Old Fort from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Alex Davidson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Perkins had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers an 11-0 shutout. That 11 goal margin sets a new team best for the Pirates this season.
Edison's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Perkins, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
Edison might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Perkins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Edison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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