Republic hasn't had much luck against Glendale recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Tigers will square off against the Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Republic will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Branson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tigers never let the Pirates get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Republic.
Meanwhile, Glendale won against Lebanon on Thursday with eight goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Saturday. The Falcons blew past Waynesville 8-0. Considering Glendale have won 16 matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Glendale's victory bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Republic, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Republic couldn't quite get it done against Glendale when the teams last played back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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