Soccer Preview: Midlothian vs. Wakeland
The Midlothian Panthers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Wakeland Wolverines at 1:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midlothian extended their postseason success on Thursday against Goose Creek Memorial. Their defense stepped up to hand the Patriots a 3-0 shutout. Midlothian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Goose Creek Memorial with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ayden Hildreth,
Caden Naizer, and
Marcus Manu.
Meanwhile, Wakeland came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Grizzlies. Give Wakeland's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Midlothian is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2-3 record this season. As for Wakeland, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5-3.
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