Soccer Game Preview: Excelsior Springs vs. Raytown South

Excelsior Springs is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Raytown South a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Excelsior Springs Tigers will be playing at home against the Raytown South Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Excelsior Springs' offense. They fell just short of Central by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Raytown South also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 8-0 to Kearney on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Raytown South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Kearney are ranked 35th).

Excelsior Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Raytown South, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Excelsior Springs took their win against Raytown South when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.