Soccer Game Preview: Lutheran Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 1:44am

Soccer Preview: Lutheran vs. Metro-East Lutheran

Suggested Video

The Lutheran Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Metro-East Lutheran Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Lutheran is headed out to face Metro-East Lutheran after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Lutheran came out on top against Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Metro-East Lutheran). They had just enough and edged East Alton-Wood River out 4-3 on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.

Jack Schwarz and Ryan Suhre scored all four of Metro-East Lutheran's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.

Lutheran beat Metro-East Lutheran by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 1-0. Will Lutheran repeat their success, or does Metro-East Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps