Soccer Game Preview: Vanguard vs. Forest

By Team Reports Dec 11, 2024, 4:21am

Soccer Preview: Vanguard vs. Forest

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Vanguard is 1-9 against Forest since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vanguard Knights will challenge the Forest Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Vanguard's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Forest's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Forest better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Vanguard really get things going. Everything went Vanguard's way against Lake Weir on Friday as Vanguard made off with a 5-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Forest was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Port, sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one goal.

Forest's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Vanguard, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1-1.

Vanguard came up short against Forest when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Vanguard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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