The Moberly Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Chillicothe Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Moberly is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Moberly is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals last Thursday, they were much more limited against Marshall on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Owls by a score of 2-1. One thing that didn't help the Spartans' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Ozzie Richardson.
Moberly's goal came courtesy of
Jacob Tustison, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Kirksville. That's two games in a row now that the Hornets have lost by exactly eight goals.
Moberly's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Chillicothe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Moberly came out on top in a nail-biter against Chillicothe when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moberly 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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