Mars is 8-0-2 against Knoch since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mars Fightin' Planets will challenge the Knoch Knights at 7:00 p.m. Mars is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Last Thursday, Mars had just enough and edged Obama Academy of International Studies out 2-1. Given the Fightin' Planets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Eagles are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Knoch). They never let Kiski Area onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mars has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-4 record this season. As for Knoch, their win bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Mars beat Knoch 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mars 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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