The Eastern York Golden Knights will face off against the New Oxford Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Eastern York came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to York Suburban. While losing is never fun, Eastern York can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 320th, while York Suburban are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, New Oxford hasn't lost a match since August 28th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Dover a 1-0 shutout.
New Oxford is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those eight contests. As for Eastern York, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-6.
Eastern York might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from New Oxford in their previous meeting on September 2nd. Will the Golden Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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