Ozark has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Nixa Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nixa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Ozark's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They snuck past Republic with a 1-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Nixa came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Chiefs as they made off with an 8-0 win. Given Nixa's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Kickapoo are ranked 130th), the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nixa has now won 13 of their last 14 games at home. That run has powered them to a 21-3 record this season. The home victories came by way of their defensive effort, having only given up six goals over those 14 games. As for Ozark, their win brought them up to 11-15-1.
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