Xavier is 1-7-1 against Linn-Mar since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Saints will look to defend their home pitch against the Lions at 6:00 p.m.
On Friday, Xavier didn't have quite enough to beat Iowa City and fell 2-1. Xavier have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Linn-Mar came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 10-0 shutout. Considering Linn-Mar have won 13 matches by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Linn-Mar pushed their record up to 14-4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 50 goals over those nine games. As for Xavier, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1-1 and their overall record down to 6-5-5.
Xavier suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Linn-Mar in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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