The Fort Atkinson Blackhawks will head out to square off against the McFarland Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fort Atkinson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over Evansville. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fort Atkinson.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McFarland). Their defense stepped up to hand Prairie du Chien an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. Given McFarland's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Prairie du Chien are ranked 208th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Atkinson's win bumped their record up to 6-8-2. As for McFarland, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0-4.
Fort Atkinson might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from McFarland in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Blackhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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