The Pleasant Hill Billies will head out on the road to square off against the Mapleton/Siuslaw Sailors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Pleasant Hill came up short against Crosshill Christian and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Pleasant Hill can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Crosshill Christian are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Mapleton/Siuslaw came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hawks an 8-0 shutout. That eight goal margin sets a new team best for Mapleton/Siuslaw this season.
Mapleton/Siuslaw's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Pleasant Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6-1.
Pleasant Hill suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Mapleton/Siuslaw in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Billies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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