The Newman Greenies will head out to face off against the Willow Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Newman sitting on 16 straight victories and Willow on three.
Newman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Brother Martin, who was ranked 13th at the time (Newman was ranked fourth). Newman never let Brother Martin onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Greenies, who have now won 12 matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Willow made easy work of Riverdale on Monday and carried off a 4-0 victory. The Lions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Willow is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 14-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those six matches. As for Newman, they pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Newman beat Willow 3-1 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newman since the squad 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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