Soccer Preview: Vel Phillips Memorial vs. Madison West
Vel Phillips Memorial has been away from home for four games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Madison West Regents at 7:00 p.m. Vel Phillips Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Madison West will be coming in after a loss.
Vel Phillips Memorial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Neenah, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Vel Phillips Memorial was ranked 19th). Vel Phillips Memorial put the hurt on Neenah with a sharp 5-2 win on Saturday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Madison West's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brookfield East. Having soared to a lofty ten goals in the game before, the Regents couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of
Amuri Leopold, who's now up to two this season.
Vel Phillips Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. As for Madison West, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-2-1.
Vel Phillips Memorial beat Madison West by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Vel Phillips Memorial repeat their success, or does Madison West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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