Soccer Game Preview: Merritt Island vs. Astronaut

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Previous Games

12/04/23 - Away	2-0 W
12/12/22 - Home	4-0 W
12/09/21 - Away	4-0 W
11/23/20 - Home	8-0 W
12/10/19 - Away	8-0 W
+ 5 more games

Merritt Island is 10-0 against Astronaut since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Merritt Island's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past Satellite 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.

Meanwhile, Astronaut's contest on Wednesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Cocoa Beach with a sharp 3-0 victory. The War Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by three goals or more this season.

Astronaut moved to 3-4-1 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Merritt Island, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-4-1.

Merritt Island was able to grind out a solid win over Astronaut when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Merritt Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Astronaut turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.