Newton is 7-0-1 against Salem since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newton Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Newton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
If Salem heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Newton took over last week. Newton won by a goal and slipped past Mt. Carmel 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Makai Kuhn and
Luke Farley scored both of Newton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, everything went Salem's way against Marion on Saturday as Salem made off with a 5-2 victory. Considering Salem has won nine matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Newton's win bumped their record up to 10-5-1. As for Salem, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season.
Newton was able to grind out a solid victory over Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton 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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