Soccer Preview: Mt. Pleasant vs. Burlington
Mt. Pleasant is 0-6 against Burlington since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mt. Pleasant Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Burlington Grayhounds at 5:00 p.m. Mt. Pleasant is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Mt. Pleasant sidestepped Washington for a 2-1 win.
Meanwhile, Burlington came tearing into Monday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bloodhounds a 2-0 shutout. Give Burlington's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Brooklyn Sparrow and
Izzy Ziegler scored both of Burlington's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Mt. Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Burlington, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Mt. Pleasant suffered a grim 7-2 defeat to Burlington in their previous matchup back in April. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mt. Pleasant was down 5-1.
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