Soccer Preview: Watseka vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
Watseka hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph-Ogden recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Watseka Warriors and the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans are set to duel. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Watseka is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Clifton Central as Watseka made off with a 6-2 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Their offense was hitting Clifton Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Owen Avelar led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Raiders. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Raiders are ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Watseka's win bumped their record up to 17-4-1. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2-1.
Watseka might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from St. Joseph-Ogden in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Watseka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
