matchup

/ ˈmætʃʌp /

noun

1. a sports match

Example Sentences

Both sides understand that Saturday’s matchup may come down to whichever team blinks first in the trenches.

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No decision this weekend will be more pivotal than the player pairings for Friday and Saturday’s four-ball and foursomes matchups.

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For well over two hours, Saturday night’s matchup between No. 6 Oregon and No. 3 Penn State was the furthest thing from a college football classic.

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This time, in a nationally televised matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, Johnston dropped a fourth-quarter pass that would’ve converted a critical third down.

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And most importantly, he didn’t allow a run, powering the Yankees to a 4-0 win that earned them a matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays in the division series, which begins Saturday.

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Related Words

• championship 
• clash 
• event 
• fight 
• game 
• match 
• meeting 
• race 
• rivalry 
• sport 
• struggle 
• tournament 
• trial