The Henley Hornets will host the Mazama Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Henley has seven straight wins, Mazama has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Henley's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Phoenix 1-0. Henley's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
Meanwhile, Mazama fell victim to Klamath Union and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Pelicans, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Mazama can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Klamath Union are ranked 23rd).
Mazama's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Henley, their victory brought them up to 7-0-1.
Everything went Henley's way against Mazama in their most recent meeting on October 6th, as Henley made off with a 6-0 win. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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