The Maryville Christian Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maryville Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.3 goals per game this season.
Maryville Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Jersey a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Lions have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Jersey with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Dillon Paul,
Titus Verning,
Jonah Christian, and Christian.
Meanwhile, Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Lutheran/Calvary by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by just one goal.
Maryville Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-3-1. As for Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Maryville Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maryville Christian 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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