Soccer Game Preview: Kettle Moraine vs. Madison West

The Kettle Moraine Lasers will take on the Madison West Regents on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Kettle Moraine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Vel Phillips Memorial 2-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Kettle Moraine's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Vel Phillips Memorial are ranked 96th).

Meanwhile, Madison West had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Purgolders a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Madison West, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.

Kettle Moraine's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Madison West, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2-2.