The Malvern Leopards will take on the Mena Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Malvern has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Mena will arrive with three straight victories.
Malvern fell victim to Bauxite and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Miners, falling 5-0.
Meanwhile, Mena kept a clean sheet against Hope on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bobcats as they made off with a 3-0 win. Give the Bearcats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Mena's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Malvern, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Malvern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mena in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Malvern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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