Soccer Game Preview: Hamtramck vs. Walled Lake Western

The Hamtramck Cosmos will take on the Walled Lake Western Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Walled Lake Western took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hamtramck, who comes in off a win.

Hamtramck's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over Detroit Cristo Rey. The result was nothing new for Hamtramck, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Walled Lake Western was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell just short of Berkley by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Walled Lake Western can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Berkley are ranked 33rd).

Hamtramck is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those nine matchups. As for Walled Lake Western, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7-2.