The Marsh Valley Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Aberdeen Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marsh Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Aberdeen will be coming in after a loss.
Marsh Valley will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Snake River on Thursday. The Eagles blew past the Panthers 5-0. It was an even better day for Jaxson Smith as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen fell victim to Sugar-Salem and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Diggers, falling 17-0. While losing is never fun, Aberdeen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Sugar-Salem are ranked 12th).
Aberdeen's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Marsh Valley, the win snapped their losing streak at three matches and leaves them with a 7-5-3 record.
Marsh Valley took their victory against Aberdeen when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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