Soccer Game Preview: Eagle's Landing vs. McDonough

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Previous 4 Games

04/16/19 - Away	9-1 W
03/01/16 - Home	4-1 W
03/19/15 - Away	8-0 W
03/13/15 - Away	10-2 W

Eagle's Landing is a perfect 4-0 against McDonough since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eagle's Landing comes in on nine and McDonough on four.

Eagle's Landing's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They beat Union Grove by a goal, winning 1-0. Give Eagle's Landing's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Meanwhile, while the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was McDonough who was credited with the win on Wednesday. The Warhawks got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Griffin's two. Cesar Olvera had the honor of scoring the game-winner for McDonough.

McDonough used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Griffin. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Aeden Dennis (15), Ousmane Ndiaye (80), and Olvera (75). The trio had averaged 8.6, 38.8, and 47.5 minutes respectively before Wednesday's game. Ndiaye made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist and four steals A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.

Eagle's Landing pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those four contests. As for McDonough, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.

Everything went Eagle's Landing's way against McDonough when the teams last played back in April of 2019, as Eagle's Landing made off with a 9-1 win. In that matchup, the Eagles amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.