The Gateway Olympians will venture away from home to take on the Adams City Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gateway proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by four) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Skyview 2-1. The result kept Gateway happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 16th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adams City). They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Aurora Central on Wednesday. With that win, Adams City brought their scoring average up to 2.9 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Aurora Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Christian Sanchez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Gateway is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those six matches. As for Adams City, their win bumped their record up to 6-3-1.
Gateway came out on top in a nail-biter against Adams City in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Olympians 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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