The Braden River Pirates will square off against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Braden River will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Braden River's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Manatee. Considering the Pirates have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Manatee from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Laila Johnston led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney fell victim to Out-of-Door Academy and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Thunder by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Cougars seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in November of 2024.
Braden River pushed their record up to 10-0-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Cardinal Mooney, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-2.
Braden River was able to grind out a solid win over Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Braden River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cardinal Mooney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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