Independence is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Briar Woods is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Independence will host Briar Woods at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Independence's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Riverside 5-0. Considering Independence has won 13 games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Briar Woods made easy work of Lightridge on Monday and carried off a 4-1 win. The victory continues a trend for Briar Woods in their matchups with Lightridge: they've now won eight in a row.
Independence's win bumped their record up to 14-0. As for Briar Woods, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4-2.
Independence was able to grind out a solid win over Briar Woods when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Does Independence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Briar Woods turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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