The Marshall Mavericks will venture away from home to challenge the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Marshall fell victim to Mt. Pleasant and their airtight defense on Tuesday. 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 697th, while the Tigers are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Jacksonville didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Pleasant on Friday and fell 3-2.
Jacksonville's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-2-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four contests. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13-1.
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