The Middletown Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Clear Spring Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clear Spring has given up an average of 4.1 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Coming off a road loss, Middletown was happy to be home on Tuesday where their crowd gave them all the motivation they needed. Their defense stepped up to hand Smithsburg a 1-0 shutout. Given Middletown's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Smithsburg are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clear Spring was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Brunswick, falling 8-2.
Clear Spring has now lost 10 of their last 11 games on the road. That's part of the reason why they have an 0-7 record this season. As for Middletown, they are now 5-5, having gone 4-2 since their three-game losing streak ended.
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