Kirksville and Fulton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Kirksville Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Fulton Hornets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kirksville has three straight victories, Fulton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Kirksville will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Boonville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Kirksville never let Boonville onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six games by six goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Fulton was not quite Moberly's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0.
Kirksville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Fulton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Kirksville took their victory against Fulton in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirksville since the squad 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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