Soccer Game Preview: Maryville Christian vs. Roxana

The Maryville Christian Lions will take on the Roxana Shells in a tournament on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Maryville Christian will bounce into Friday's game after beating Greenville, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Lions' defense stepped up to hand the Comets a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Maryville Christian were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Roxana entered their tilt with Metro-East Lutheran on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over the Knights. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Roxana's offense was hitting Metro-East Lutheran from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Roxana's victory bumped their record up to 7-9-2. As for Maryville Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-10-1.