Soccer Preview: Salisbury vs. East Davidson
On Monday Salisbury will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the East Davidson Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Salisbury's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Rowan , sneaking past 1-0. The Hornets' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
Meanwhile, East Davidson waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Dragons 1-0.
Salisbury's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1-3. As for East Davidson, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8-1 record this season.
Salisbury skirted past East Davidson 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salisbury since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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