The Galax Maroon Tide will square off against the Auburn Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Galax is headed into the match having not lost since April 17 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand George Wythe a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. Galax might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Auburn had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Pioneers by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that Auburn have won by exactly two goals.
Galax is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those nine matchups. As for Auburn, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3-3.
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