The Murphysboro Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Notre Dame Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murphysboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let DuQuoin get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Tuesday. Murphysboro haven't had any issues with DuQuoin recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 2-0. Notre Dame's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Murphysboro pushed their record up to 17-3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Notre Dame, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Murphysboro came up short against Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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