The Brighton Bulldogs will face off against the Northville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northville will be up against a hot Brighton squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Bulldogs' defense stepped up to hand Canton an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Brighton's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Canton are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, Northville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 3-0 win. Give Northville's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Brighton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three matches. As for Northville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2-3.
Brighton beat Northville by a goal when the teams last played last Tuesday, winning 4-3. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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