Hough is 9-1 against Mallard Creek since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hough Huskies will challenge the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mallard Creek is hoping to do what West Charlotte couldn't on Monday: put an end to Hough's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Hough's defense stepped up to hand West Charlotte a 9-0 shutout. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mallard Creek). Everything went their way against Harding University on Monday as Mallard Creek made off with a 10-1 victory. Luke Barron was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Mallard Creek's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Demarcus Johnson got a bit more time on the pitch (60 vs. his season average of 26.2). Johnson made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Hough is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-3 record this season. As for Mallard Creek, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12.
Hough took their victory against Mallard Creek when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hough 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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