The Nooksack Valley Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Mount Vernon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Nooksack Valley fell victim to Burlington-Edison and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The loss continues a trend for Nooksack Valley in their meetings with Burlington-Edison: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Borderites. That's two games straight that Mount Vernon have won by just one goal.
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 7-2-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Nooksack Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Nooksack Valley might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Mount Vernon in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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