Soccer Preview: Shawnee vs. West Liberty-Salem
The Shawnee Braves will face off against the West Liberty-Salem Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Shawnee's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while West Liberty-Salem has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Shawnee is headed into the matchup having not lost since September 14 and will look to keep things rolling. Everything went their way against Bellefontaine on Monday as Shawnee made off with a 5-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Bellefontaine with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Phoebe Fout (2),
Kendall Richardson,
Rachel White, and
Ella Foreman.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, West Liberty-Salem was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greeneview. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Rams are ranked 115th).
Shawnee is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-3 record this season. As for West Liberty-Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Shawnee might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from West Liberty-Salem in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Shawnee have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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