Soccer Game Preview: Montgomery vs. Barbers Hill

The Montgomery Bears will challenge the Barbers Hill Eagles on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Montgomery is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Dayton a 7-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for Montgomery in their matchups with Dayton: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, Barbers Hill came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over the Indians. Give Barbers Hill's defense some credit: that's the team's ninth straight shutout.

Their offense was hitting Santa Fe from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Montgomery pushed their record up to 16-6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four matchups. As for Barbers Hill, their win bumped their record up to 21-3-2.