Soccer Preview: Rockhurst vs. East
The Rockhurst Hawklets will face off against East at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Rockhurst will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Rockhurst is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Kansas City East Christian Academy an 8-0 shutout last Tuesday. Given the Hawklets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Lions are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East was able to grind out a solid victory over Van Horn on Thursday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for East.
Esube Byoke and
Gloire Mukire scored both of East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Rockhurst's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for East, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
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