By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Mount Pleasant — Coming off a 6-nil win earlier in the week, the Mount Pleasant boys’ soccer team will seek to stack success this afternoon when they welcome in the Trojans of Fairfield High School.
Fairfield enters tonight’s fixture with a record of 5-2, they’ve won two straight by a combined margin of 15-1 over bother Burlington and Keokuk.
The Trojans are led by senior forward Xavier Kapijimpanga who has tallied 15 scores this year.
Mount Pleasant senior Dillon Malone, an Iowa Wesleyan recruit, has scored four goals this year to lead the Panthers.
Fairfield won the only other matchup with Mount Pleasant this year, taking an 8-nil result.
Tonight’s fixture will begin at 4:30 p.m. at East Lake Park.
In other soccer tonight:
- Notre Dame/West Burlington at Highland
- Mediapolis at Hillcrest Academy
- Columbus Community/Winfield-Mount Union at West Liberty