The Battle Spartans will venture away from home to square off against Sunnydale Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Battle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Capital City, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Battle was ranked 21st). Battle came up short against Capital City on Thursday, falling 6-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Sunnydale Academy put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Southern Boone 5-1. Given Sunnydale Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Southern Boone is ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunnydale Academy hit Southern Boone with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jeremiah Ilanyumva (2),
Fiston Kayitare (2), and
James Nshimiyimana.
Having lost for the first time this season, Battle fell to 2-1. As for Sunnydale Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Battle beat Sunnydale Academy 4-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battle 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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