The Salem Rocks will head out to face off against the Crestwood Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem will be strutting in after a win while Crestwood will be coming in after a defeat.
Salem will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Thursday, then bounced right back against Franklin on Wednesday. The Rocks' defense stepped up to hand the Patriots a 5-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for Salem in their matchups with Franklin: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Crestwood fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Glenn on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Crestwood came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while Glenn are ranked 279th).
With the loss, Crestwood broke their three-match winning streak and moved their record to 12-4-2. As for Salem, their win bumped their record up to 9-10-2.
Salem skirted past Crestwood 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rocks 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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