Soccer Preview: St. Joseph-Ogden vs. Watseka
St. Joseph-Ogden is 4-0 against Watseka since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans and the Watseka Warriors are set to duel. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph-Ogden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Iroquois West as St. Joseph-Ogden made off with a 10-1 win. The Spartans are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 14 straight.
Meanwhile, Watseka and Clifton Central combined for 22 shots on goal on Saturday, which explains the impressive eight total goals scored. Watseka put the hurt on Clifton Central with a sharp 6-2 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Their offense was hitting Clifton Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Owen Avelar led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
St. Joseph-Ogden's win bumped their record up to 21-2-1. As for Watseka, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4-1.
Everything went St. Joseph-Ogden's way against Watseka in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as St. Joseph-Ogden made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph-Ogden since the squad 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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