Martinsburg has been away from home for four games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will take on the Spring Mills Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Martinsburg's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Clear Spring , sneaking past 1-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 11th in West Virginia, while the Blazers are ranked 207th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martinsburg's one-goal win came courtesy of
Mason Hughes, who's now up to 12 this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Spring Mills rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 1-0. The win was familiar territory for the Cardinals who have now won three contests in a row.
Martinsburg is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Spring Mills, they pushed their record up to 8-9-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Martinsburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Spring Mills in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Martinsburg repeat their success, or does Spring Mills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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