The Loretto Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Richland Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Loretto is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Culleoka two weeks ago. They fell 2-0 to the Warriors. Loretto's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Richland came tearing into Monday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 6-0 shutout. Considering Richland have won nine matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Mt. Pleasant from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Ryan Rose led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Loretto's loss dropped their record down to 9-2-1. As for Richland, their win bumped their record up to 14-1-1.
Everything went Loretto's way against Richland when the teams last played back in April, as Loretto made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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