Soccer Preview: Winfield vs. Hazelwood East
Winfield is 3-0 against Hazelwood East since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Winfield Warriors and the Hazelwood East Spartans are set to duel. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Winfield's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Washington on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bluejays. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hazelwood East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let McCluer South-Berkeley onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Spartans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
This is the second loss in a row for Winfield and nudges their season record down to 9-8. As for Hazelwood East, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
Everything went Winfield's way against Hazelwood East when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Winfield made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winfield 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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