Soccer Preview: Marshall vs. Southern Boone
On Friday Marshall will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Southern Boone Eagles at 12:00 p.m. Marshall's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Southern Boone's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Marshall is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Everything went their way against Boonville on Monday as Marshall made off with a 9-0 win. Fans of the Owls have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goal.
Meanwhile, Southern Boone entered their contest against Sunnydale Academy on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Southern Boone lost 5-1 to Sunnydale Academy. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the are ranked eighth).
Marshall's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Southern Boone, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Marshall beat Southern Boone by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 5-4. Does Marshall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern Boone turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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