Soccer Game Preview: Western Dubuque vs. Iowa City West

Western Dubuque is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Thursday. They will venture away from home to take on the Iowa City West Trojans at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Western Dubuque's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Wahlert 1-0.

Meanwhile, Iowa City West faced Xavier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Trojans put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 5-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Iowa City West's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Western Dubuque has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Iowa City West, the win got them back to even at 3-3-1.