Soccer Game Preview: Madison vs. Dixie

The Madison Mohawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Dixie Greyhounds at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Dixie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.7 goals per game this season.

Madison is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Valley View just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Thursday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Madison couldn't quite close it out.

Meanwhile, Dixie had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 10-0 shutout. Dixie's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.

Dixie has now won five of their last six games on the road. That run has powered them to a 7-3 record this season. The road wins came by way of their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those six matchups. As for Madison, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.