Soccer Preview: Payton College Prep vs. Victoria Soto
Payton College Prep has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Victoria Soto Wolves at 5:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Payton College Prep's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Niles North on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Vikings are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Victoria Soto was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Taft who was credited with the victory. Taft got it done in the shootout by posting seven goals to Victoria Soto's six.
Victoria Soto's goal came courtesy of
Diego Aguilar, who's now up to nine this season.
Payton College Prep's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Victoria Soto, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Payton College Prep beat Victoria Soto by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, winning 2-1. Will Payton College Prep repeat their success, or does Victoria Soto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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