Soccer Game Preview: Fort Worth THESA vs. Westlake Academy

The Fort Worth THESA Riders will square off against the Westlake Academy Blacksmiths at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.

Fort Worth THESA is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against John Paul II on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 695th, while the Cardinals are ranked 17th).

Meanwhile, Westlake Academy kept a clean sheet against Harvest Christian on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Saints as they made off with a 9-0 win. Considering the Blacksmiths have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Westlake Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those six matches. As for Fort Worth THESA, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8.

Fort Worth THESA suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Westlake Academy in their previous meeting on January 13th. Will Fort Worth THESA have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.