The Treynor Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the St. Albert Falcons on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Treynor took a loss when they played away from home on May 12th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Underwood 5-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Treynor needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, St. Albert waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 9-0 shutout. Given St. Albert's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Tri-Center are ranked 151st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Treynor pushed their record up to 10-3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for St. Albert, their win bumped their record up to 19-2-1.
Treynor suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Albert in their previous meeting on May 12th. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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