Soccer Preview: Salem vs. Plymouth
The Salem Rocks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plymouth Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Salem headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for five straight, but Fordson let them put that streak behind them. Salem's defense stepped up to hand Fordson an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. Given Salem's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while Fordson is ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Plymouth scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Churchill with a sharp 8-1 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Salem's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-6-5. As for Plymouth, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9-3.
Salem was able to grind out a solid win over Plymouth when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-1. Does Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plymouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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