Soccer Recap: Marshall Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

Owls

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 vs La Monte	8
05/01/25 vs Sacred Heart	8
04/22/25 vs Knob Noster	8
04/14/25 vs Fulton	8
05/06/25 vs Boonville	6

Marshall had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Boonville Pirates a 6-0 shutout. Marshall might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by three goals or more this season.

Marshall's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven matches. As for Boonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9-1.

Marshall and Boonville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Owls (ranked 95th) will meet Hannibal (ranked 26th) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Boonville will face off against Smith-Cotton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (166 vs. 48).