Soccer Preview: Willcox vs. St. Augustine Catholic
After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Willcox is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-pitch as they take on the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Augustine Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Willcox, who comes in off a win.
Willcox's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Benson 3-0.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine Catholic fell victim to Madison Highland Prep and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Heat. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Heat are ranked first).
Willcox's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-1-2. As for St. Augustine Catholic, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Willcox skirted past St. Augustine Catholic 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Willcox repeat their success, or does St. Augustine Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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