Soccer Preview: Martinsville vs. Mooresville
Martinsville and Mooresville are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Martinsville Artesians will head out to take on the Mooresville Pioneers at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Martinsville is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Martinsville is headed into the match having not lost since September 3 and will look to keep things rolling. Everything went their way against Monrovia on Wednesday as Martinsville made off with a 10-0 victory. The Artesians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Monrovia from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Jonathan Dalton led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Mooresville and Whiteland combined for 11 shots on goal on Thursday, which explains the impressive six total goals scored. Mooresville came up short against Whiteland, falling 5-1.
Martinsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-3 record this season. As for Mooresville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Everything went Martinsville's way against Mooresville in their previous matchup back in August, as Martinsville made off with a 4-1 win. In that matchup, Martinsville amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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