Worland is 3-0 against Newcastle since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Worland Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Newcastle Dogies at 3:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Worland comes in on five and Newcastle on three.
On Thursday, Worland faced Douglas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Worland never let Douglas onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's two games straight that Worland has won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Newcastle has not done well against Gering recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Newcastle won by a goal and slipped past Gering 2-1. Given Newcastle's advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Wyoming, while Gering is ranked 57th in Nebraska), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newcastle was without their leading scorer, Jacob Abu zahra, in Tuesday's matchup. With Abu zahra sidelined, Newcastle had to make some changes to the lineup. And. Zach Orsborn made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Worland's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Newcastle, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Worland's way against Newcastle in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Worland made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Worland 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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