The Strongsville Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Rutgers Prep Argonauts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Rutgers Prep heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Strongsville took over last week. The Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand Oak Knoll a 3-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for Strongsville, who have now won six matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rutgers Prep gave up the first goal on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged out Immaculata 2-1. Given Rutgers Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while Immaculata are ranked 30th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Strongsville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 57 goals over those nine contests. As for Rutgers Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
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