Soccer Game Preview: West Plains vs. Stephenville

The West Plains Wolves will take on the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with West Plains sitting on four straight victories and Stephenville on six.

West Plains is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ysleta a 2-0 shutout. Given West Plains' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while Ysleta are ranked 511th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Stephenville got the win against Springtown on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Considering Stephenville have won ten matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Stephenville pushed their record up to 11-5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those four contests. As for West Plains, their win bumped their record up to 17-3-3.