The Loretto Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Richland Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Loretto barely beat Wayne County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. The match marked Loretto's most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Richland hasn't lost a match since March 14th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. They put the hurt on Wayne County with a sharp 8-1 win. Richland haven't had any issues with Wayne County recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Loretto has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Richland, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-3.
Loretto might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Richland when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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