The Memphis East Mustangs will challenge the Crosstown Explorers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Memphis East knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Crosstown likes a good challenge.
Memphis East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Memphis School of Excellence Winchester an 8-0 shutout. Considering Memphis East have won 14 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Memphis School of Excellence Winchester from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Addyson Hines led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Crosstown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Middle College on Tuesday.
Crosstown's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those six matches. As for Memphis East, their win bumped their record up to 17-0.
Everything went Memphis East's way against Crosstown in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Memphis East made off with a 5-0 victory. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Explorers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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