The Auburn Trojans will take on the Pana Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Auburn will be strutting in after a win while Pana will be coming in after a defeat.
Auburn's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Lutheran. Auburn might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Lutheran with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Emme Divjak (5), Callie Gill (2), Karlissa Clark, and Ayla Stead.
Meanwhile, Pana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Athens/PORTA. While losing is never fun, Pana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Athens/PORTA are ranked 135th).
Auburn now has a winning record of 12-11-1. As for Pana, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Auburn was able to grind out a solid victory over Pana when the teams last played last Tuesday, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans 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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