Melbourne hasn't had much luck against Merritt Island recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Melbourne Bulldogs will challenge the Merritt Island Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Melbourne will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Melbourne earned a 3-1 win over Celebration. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Storm are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island entered their game against Viera last Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Merritt Island took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Viera. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Melbourne pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those six matchups. As for Merritt Island, they now have a losing record at 1-2-1.
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