The Marist Spartans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Catlin Gabel Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marist's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Cottage Grove. Give the Spartans' defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
They hit Cottage Grove with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Libby Mclaughlin (3),
Tori Sherman (2),
Ella Braunger (2), and
Nev Ficek.
Meanwhile, Catlin Gabel had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Mustangs. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in Oregon, while the Mustangs are ranked 87th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marist's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Catlin Gabel, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
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