Soccer Preview: Hot Monett Meets Bolivar

The Monett Cubs will be playing at home against the Bolivar Liberators at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Monett will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Monett headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for two straight, but Aurora let them put that streak behind them. The Cubs never let the Houn Dawgs get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Saturday. Give Monett's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Bolivar was able to grind out a solid victory over Osage on Saturday, taking the contest 2-0.

Monett's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Bolivar, they have now won seven of their last eight games at home. That's given a healthy boost to their 13-8 record this season.