McDonald County is 0-4 against Willard since April of 2022 but things could change on Monday. The Mustangs will welcome the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. McDonald County has given up an average of 4.9 goals per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
McDonald County is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Pittsburg, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, McDonald County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 226th in Missouri, while Pittsburg are ranked 61st in Kansas).
Meanwhile, Willard waltzed into their match on Thursday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bears a 10-0 shutout. Willard might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by three goals or more this season.
Willard's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those nine games. As for McDonald County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
McDonald County might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Willard in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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