The Howell Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the Salem Rocks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Howell has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with nine straight losses, while Salem will come in with three straight wins.
Howell's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Grand Ledge on Friday. They fell just short of the Comets by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Howell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Grand Ledge is ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Salem won against Lake Orion on Saturday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Salem walked away with a 3-1 victory over Plymouth. That's two games straight that Salem has won by exactly two goals.
Howell's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Salem, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-4.
Howell might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Salem when the teams last played back in April. Can Howell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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