The Marist War Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Cross Keys Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marist will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
Marist is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Lithonia a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give the War Eagles' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Cross Keys had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Titans. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Phoenix were the better team in the second half.
Cross Keys pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three contests. As for Marist, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything went Marist's way against Cross Keys when the teams last played back in February of 2020, as Marist made off with a 4-1 victory. In that game, Marist amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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