The Edgewood Lions and the Rowland Raiders will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Edgewood's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Workman by a score of 2-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Sophie Olmedo and Isabella Acosta scored both of Edgewood's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Rowland brought some dynamite into their most recent game. Everything went their way against Nogales on Wednesday as Rowland made off with a 5-0 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Raiders' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Rowland now has a winning record of 2-1-2. As for Edgewood, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4-1.
Edgewood suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Rowland in their previous matchup back in December of 2014. Will Edgewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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