Soccer Preview: Abingdon/Avon vs. Monmouth-Roseville
Abingdon/Avon is 0-6-1 against Monmouth-Roseville since August of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes will look to defend their home pitch against the Monmouth-Roseville Titans at 4:30 p.m. Abingdon/Avon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Abingdon/Avon took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Springfield Southeast an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Tornadoes have won six games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Springfield Southeast from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Luckas Walters led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Monmouth-Roseville didn't have quite enough to beat Mendota on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Abingdon/Avon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-3 record this season. As for Monmouth-Roseville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-4.
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