After flying high against Western International on Friday, Plymouth came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell just short of the Salem Rocks by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Salem this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 back in August.
Plymouth has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four matches. As for Salem, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-2.
Plymouth and Salem could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Wildcats will square off against Pioneer at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (95 vs. 33). Meanwhile, Salem (ranked 88th) will meet Hartland (ranked fifth) at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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