Soccer Game Preview: Union Grove Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 9:34am

Soccer Preview: Union Grove vs. The Prairie School

The Union Grove Broncos will head out on the road to challenge The Prairie School Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Wisconsin (Union Grove is ranked 21st, while The Prairie School is ranked 34th).

Union Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Waterford by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Union Grove was the better team in the second half.

Julia James and Lia Peterson scored all three of Union Grove's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.

Meanwhile, for the first time since back in April, The Prairie School was forced to settle for a draw on Saturday. They and DeForest finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw.

Union Grove has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. The Prairie School's draw gives them a new season record of 5-2-2.

Everything went Union Grove's way against The Prairie School in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Union Grove made off with a 6-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Grove since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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