Soccer Game Preview: Washburn vs. Xavier

The Washburn Castle Guards will square off against the Xavier Hawks on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

Washburn is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Assumption a 1-0 shutout. Washburn's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.

Meanwhile, Xavier earned a 3-1 win over Howards Grove on Saturday. That's two games straight that Xavier have won by exactly two goals.

Xavier's victory bumped their record up to 18-3-1. As for Washburn, their win bumped their record up to 11-1-1.