Murphysboro has gone 8-0-2 against Massac County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Murphysboro Red Devils will host the Massac County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Murphysboro is coming into the match fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden that saw the pair combine for 16 shots on goal. Murphysboro fell just short of Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Red Devils let down their fans at home.
Angel Lemus and
Amartez Bankhead scored both of Murphysboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Massac County unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Mt. Vernon by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Patriots couldn't push the score so high this time.
Murphysboro's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6-1. As for Massac County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4-1.
Murphysboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Massac County in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Will Murphysboro repeat their success, or does Massac County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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