The Mt. Zion Braves will face off against the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mt. Zion will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last.
Mt. Zion's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over St. Teresa. Considering the Braves have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Bloomington managed to keep up with Richwoods until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Bloomington lost 5-0 to Richwoods. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, the Purple Raiders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Mt. Zion's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Bloomington, they now have a losing record at 7-8-1.
Mt. Zion took their win against Bloomington when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. In that contest, Mt. Zion amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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