Soccer Preview: Westlake vs. Johnson
The Westlake Chaparrals will face off against the Johnson Jaguars on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Westlake sitting on four straight wins and Johnson on three.
Westlake extended their postseason success on Thursday against Madison. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Mavericks 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for Westlake as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
William Fagerberg and
Christian Mezas, who scored both of Westlake's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 24 so far this season.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Johnson and Vista Ridge on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Johnson was the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over Vista Ridge. With Johnson ahead 4-1 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Westlake is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3-3 record this season. As for Johnson, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4-4.
Westlake came out on top in a nail-biter against Johnson in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westlake since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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