The Dixie Hornets will square off against the GREEN Upstate Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dixie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Dixie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Horse Creek Academy with a sharp 5-1 win. Considering Dixie have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Horse Creek Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Joshua Beiler (2), Tyler Glazier (2), and Jayden Martin.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when GREEN Upstate took on Governor's School for Science & Math on Wednesday. The Owls had just enough and edged out the Eagles 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for GREEN Upstate.
GREEN Upstate pushed their record up to 13-5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matchups. As for Dixie, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Dixie skirted past GREEN Upstate 1-0 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Owls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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