Soccer Preview: A Rolling Burrell Meets a Wounded Highlands

The Burrell Bucs will head out to challenge the Highlands Golden Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Burrell will be strutting in after a win, while Highlands will be coming in after a defeat.

Burrell is headed into the matchup without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. Everything went their way against Deer Lakes on Wednesday as they made off with a 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Burrell, who have now won six games by four goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Highlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were two goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Obama Academy of International Studies. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Highlands couldn't quite close it out.

Burrell has been on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That run has powered them to a 10-0-4 record this season. The wins were made possible by their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those nine games. As for Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.