The Mt. Vernon Rams will head out on the road to take on the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
Mt. Vernon had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past DuQuoin 9-1. The victory was just what Mt. Vernon needed coming off of a 7-2 defeat in their prior game.
Their offense was hitting DuQuoin from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Lily Houle led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, sadly, Salem is still looking for their first win of the season after six matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-0 walloping at the hands of Mater Dei on Monday.
Mt. Vernon made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3-1. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Mt. Vernon suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Salem in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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