Soccer Preview: Glenwood vs. Springfield Southeast
Glenwood is 9-0 against Springfield Southeast since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Glenwood Titans will host the Springfield Southeast Spartans at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Glenwood's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Springfield Southeast has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
If Springfield Southeast heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Glenwood took over last week. Glenwood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Rochester on Thursday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Rockets are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miles Calderon and
Chase Campbell scored both of Glenwood's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Springfield Southeast was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They came up short against Springfield, falling 7-0.
Glenwood's win bumped their record up to 11-5-1. As for Springfield Southeast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Glenwood's way against Springfield Southeast in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Glenwood made off with a 9-0 victory. Will Glenwood repeat their success, or does Springfield Southeast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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