The Siegel Stars will take on the Lebanon Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Siegel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Siegel took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rockvale a 6-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Siegel's offense was hitting Rockvale from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Trystan Salome led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Despite a strong season so far, Lebanon has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Cookeville. Lebanon fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against Cookeville since Tuesday.
Siegel pushed their record up to 13-3-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four contests. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4-1.
Everything went Siegel's way against Lebanon when the teams last played back in March of 2016, as Siegel made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Stars repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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