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| 03/03/20 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 02/07/20 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 03/01/19 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 02/04/19 - Home | 10-0 W |
Jacksonville has gone 4-0 against Marshall recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will host the Marshall Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jacksonville has seven straight wins, Marshall has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Jacksonville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mt. Pleasant as Jacksonville made off with a 6-0 victory. Give the Fightin' Indians' defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Lauren Wade and Jewel McCullough scored all six of Jacksonville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Meanwhile, Marshall fell victim to Mt. Pleasant and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 585th, while the Tigers are ranked 170th).
Jacksonville's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four contests. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Jacksonville took their victory against Marshall in their previous meeting back in March of 2020 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Jacksonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marshall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
