Mariemont is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Cincinnati Christian is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mariemont Warriors will welcome the Cincinnati Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mariemont's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Reading. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mariemont's offense was hitting Reading from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Marisa Murphy led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, everything went Cincinnati Christian's way against Mt. Healthy on Tuesday as Cincinnati Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Give the Cougars' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Mariemont's victory bumped their record up to 12-1-2. As for Cincinnati Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
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