Soccer Game Preview: Mount Pleasant vs. Newark

The Mount Pleasant Green Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Newark Yellowjackets at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.

If Mount Pleasant beats Newark with nine goals on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Green Knights blew past McKean 9-1 on Friday. The win continues a trend for Mount Pleasant in their matchups with McKean: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Newark's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They and MOT Charter finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Newark's first draw of the season.

Newark's draw gives them a new season record of 3-7-1. As for Mount Pleasant, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.