Soccer Preview: Leonardtown vs. Westlake
Leonardtown has gone 4-0 against Westlake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Leonardtown Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Westlake Wolverines at 6:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leonardtown has eight straight victories, Westlake has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Leonardtown is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over McDonough on Thursday. Fans of the Raiders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goals.
Their offense was hitting McDonough from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Caleb Phillips led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Westlake fell victim to Thomas Stone and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 4-0 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Cougars are ranked 122nd).
Leonardtown's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Westlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Leonardtown took their victory against Westlake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leonardtown since the team 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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