Marshall has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Helias Crusaders at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday. Helias is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Marshall will head out to face Helias after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. The Owls fell just short of St. Paul Lutheran by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, Marshall's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Helias strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against Smith-Cotton by a score of 3-1. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Helias' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Smith-Cotton are ranked 67th).
Helias has now won eight of their last nine games on the road. That's helped them to a 15-0 record this season. Those road wins were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those nine contests. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
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