Burlington is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mt. Pleasant is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Burlington Grayhounds will take on the Mt. Pleasant Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Burlington's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Fort Madison. Burlington's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
Brooklyn Sparrow and
Izzy Ziegler scored both of Burlington's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Washington 2-1.
Burlington's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Mt. Pleasant, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything went Burlington's way against Mt. Pleasant when the teams last played back in April as Burlington made off with a 7-2 victory. In that match, Burlington amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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