The Bruton Panthers will take on the West Point Pointers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bruton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lancaster as they made off with a 9-1 win. With Bruton ahead 5-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Lancaster from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Eli Mitchell led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, West Point had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.9 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight last Wednesday. They never let the Royal Tigers get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Give West Point's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
West Point's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those six matches. As for Bruton, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
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