Salem is 3-0 against Churchill since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Salem Rocks will play host again on Monday to welcome the Churchill Chargers, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Glenn an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Rocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Rockets are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Churchill rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 5-2 victory. Considering the Chargers have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Salem now has a winning record of 10-9-2. As for Churchill, their win bumped their record up to 10-6-1.
Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Churchill in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, winning 2-0. Will Salem repeat their success, or does Churchill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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