The Southwest Dragons are taking a road trip to face off against the MacArthur Brahmas at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southwest will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Friday, then bounced right back against Southside on Tuesday. Southwest never let Southside get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Southside with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jocelyn Rose (2), Gizelle Fierros, Delci Leon, and Ruby Leon.
Meanwhile, MacArthur had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was MacArthur who was credited with the victory. MacArthur got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Southwest Legacy's one.
MacArthur's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those six matchups. As for Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Southwest came out on top in a nail-biter against MacArthur when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest since the team 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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