Salem is 0-4 against Maury since May of 2016 but things could change on Monday. Salem will square off against Maury at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Salem's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Denbigh 8-0. The result was nothing new for Salem, who have now won three games by eight goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Maury came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Marlins as they made off with a 7-0 win. Give Maury's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Bayside from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Ainsley Mathews-Jamison led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Salem pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Maury, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Salem suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Maury when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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