Fulton hasn't had much luck against Southern Boone recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fulton Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Southern Boone Eagles at 6:40 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fulton is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They lost 9-1 to Marshall. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Owls are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Southern Boone's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Missouri Military Academy, falling 4-1. The Eagles were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than four goals in the seven contests prior) but the Fighting Colonels' defense proved too tough.
Fulton's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Southern Boone, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Fulton came out on top in a nail-biter against Southern Boone when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fulton since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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