Soccer Game Preview: Western on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 3:00am

Soccer Preview: Western vs. Lapel

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After five games on the road, Western is heading back home. They will welcome the Lapel Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Western managed to keep up with Lafayette Central Catholic until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Western came up short against Lafayette Central Catholic, falling 4-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Lapel had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won eight contests by three goals or more so far this season.

Western's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-2. As for Lapel, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1.

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