The Sallisaw Black Diamonds are taking a road trip to face off against the Poteau Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Sallisaw is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Stilwell on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. Sallisaw haven't had much luck with Stilwell recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Poteau). Everything went their way against McLain Science & Tech on Tuesday as they made off with a 7-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Poteau needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Sallisaw's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Poteau, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Sallisaw came out on top in a nail-biter against Poteau when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Black Diamonds 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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