Soccer Preview: Sunset Takes on Jesuit

The Sunset Apollos will face off against the Jesuit Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jesuit is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.

Sunset is headed into Thursday's match following a draw, the team's first since September 16. The Apollos and Mountainside finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Monday.

Meanwhile, Jesuit came tearing into Monday's contest with 10 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 4-0 victory. Given Jesuit's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while Westview are ranked 43rd), the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jesuit has now won six of their last seven games on the road. That's helped them to an 11-1-1 record this season. The road wins were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven games. With that draw, Sunset's record moves to 5-6-2.