Soccer Game Preview: Ladue Horton Watkins vs. De Smet Jesuit

The Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will challenge the De Smet Jesuit Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ladue Horton Watkins is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.

De Smet Jesuit better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Ladue Horton Watkins' game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Ladue Horton Watkins really gets things going. The Rams never let Northwest get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for Ladue Horton Watkins, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, De Smet Jesuit earned a 2-0 victory over Chaminade on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given De Smet Jesuit's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Chaminade are ranked fifth).

De Smet Jesuit's victory bumped their record up to 7-5-2. As for Ladue Horton Watkins, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.