Fairfield is 0-5 against Burlington since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fairfield Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Burlington Grayhounds at 5:00 p.m.
Fairfield is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They fell just short of Keokuk by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Burlington waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 7-2 margin over the Panthers. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Burlington considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Their offense was hitting Mt. Pleasant from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Josephine Blazic led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Burlington, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Burlington when the teams last played back in April of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fairfield was down 7-1.
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