Van Horn has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against East at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Van Horn's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so East's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Van Horn's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Truman 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Falcons were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, East made sure to put some goals up on the board against Lincoln College Prep on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Blue Tigers as they made off with a 4-1 win. The result was nothing new for East, who have now won nine matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Lincoln College Prep with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Esube Byoke (2),
Zekarias Zekarias, and
Mloandani Nwenebatu.
Van Horn pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for East, their record is now 12-1-1.
Van Horn suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to East in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Van Horn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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