The Marshall Eagles will challenge the Arroyo Knights at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marshall's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Marshall fell victim to Arroyo and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 946th, while the Knights are ranked 283rd).
Arroyo is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 53 goals over those 12 games. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-5.
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