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By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 12:09am

Soccer Preview: Madison vs. Edgewood

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Madison has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Edgewood Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.

Madison's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lakeside with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Streaks, who have now won five matchups by three goals or more so far this season.

Their offense was hitting Lakeside from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Logan Reed led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, Edgewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 6-4 to Berkshire. Even if the Warriors couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Edgewood used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Berkshire. Cole Stuyvesant played for 80 minutes having averaged 38.3 this season and Matthew Pierce Ruhland got 74 vs. an average of 44.2. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Stuyvesant scored a goal, while he scored a goal.

Madison's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4-1. As for Edgewood, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

Everything went Madison's way against Edgewood when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Madison made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Madison repeat their success, or does Edgewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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