Soccer Game Preview: Shepard vs. Evergreen Park

The Shepard Astros will face off against the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Shepard's offense. They fell 2-0 to Reavis on Tuesday. Shepard have struggled against Reavis recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, Evergreen Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Providence Catholic. That's two games in a row now that Evergreen Park have lost by exactly two goals.

Evergreen Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Shepard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-1.