Mt. Vernon has gone 8-1 against New Castle recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mt. Vernon Marauders are taking a road trip to challenge the New Castle Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Mt. Vernon is headed into the matchup without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Shelbyville an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The contest marked the Marauders' most dominant win of the season so far.
Their offense was hitting Shelbyville from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Reagan Britt led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Yorktown by a score of 2-1. Audrey Tafoya was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on her (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 4-0-2. As for New Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Mt. Vernon took their win against New Castle in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Vernon since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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