The Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals will challenge the Valor College Prep Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Glencliff with a sharp 9-0 win. It was an even better day for Harper Gibson as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Valor College Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Blue Knights. The Wildcats' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet pushed their record up to 11-4-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Valor College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet skirted past Valor College Prep 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet 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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