Soccer Preview: Salem vs. Silver Creek
Salem hasn't had much luck against Silver Creek recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Salem Lions' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Silver Creek Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Everything went their way against Lanesville on Wednesday as Salem made off with a 7-4 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 6-2.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek and Jeffersonville combined for 15 shots on goal on Monday, which explains the impressive ten total goals scored. Silver Creek took a 6-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jeffersonville. The Dragons' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Silver Creek, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
Salem suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Silver Creek in their previous matchup back in August. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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