Murphysboro is 9-1 against Harrisburg since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Murphysboro Red Devils will square off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murphysboro's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Massac County out 1-0. Angel Lemus had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Red Devils.
Murphysboro used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Massac County. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Ashton Doddy (65), Sergio Hernandez-Garcia (80), and Jeremiah Vaughn (70). The trio had averaged 42, 53.9, and 47.2 minutes respectively before Tuesday's game. Doddy made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harrisburg). Everything went their way against Mt. Carmel on Wednesday as Harrisburg made off with a 10-1 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by three goals or more this season.
Murphysboro now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Harrisburg, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7-1.
Everything went Murphysboro's way against Harrisburg when the teams last played back in September, as Murphysboro made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Murphysboro since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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