Soccer Preview: Western Michigan Christian vs. Mona Shores
The Western Michigan Christian Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Mona Shores Sailors at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Western Michigan Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Mona Shores will be coming in after a loss.
Western Michigan Christian's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Calvin Christian 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Tekalegn Vlasma, who's now up to 18 this season.
Meanwhile, Mona Shores was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to West Ottawa. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Panthers are ranked 69th).
Western Michigan Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7-2 record this season. As for Mona Shores, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Western Michigan Christian skirted past Mona Shores 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Michigan Christian since the squad 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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