The Boonville Pirates will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Battle Spartans at 10:00 a.m. Neither Boonville nor Battle posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Thursday, Boonville didn't have quite enough to beat Moberly and fell 2-1. Boonville has not had much luck with Moberly recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Battle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Jefferson City. While losing is never fun, Battle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Jefferson City is ranked 80th).
Boonville's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Battle, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Boonville took their win against Battle in their previous meeting on April 13th by a conclusive 7-0. Will Boonville repeat their success, or does Battle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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