Soccer Recap: Fond du Lac Comes Up Short

After flying high against Oshkosh North on Tuesday, Fond du Lac came back down to earth. The Cardinals fell just short of the Kimberly Papermakers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Fond du Lac in their meetings with Kimberly: they've now lost five in a row.

Fond du Lac's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Kimberly, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3-2 record this season.

Fond du Lac and Kimberly are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Cardinals will square off against Germantown on Tuesday. Germantown will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Fond du Lac surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kimberly, they will challenge Hortonville on Tuesday. Kimberly are facing Hortonville at the right time seeing as Hortonville are stuck on a four-game losing streak.