Soccer Preview: Waunakee vs. Watertown
Waunakee has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Watertown Goslings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Thursday, Waunakee didn't have quite enough to beat Beloit Memorial and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Purple Knights are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Watertown was not quite DeForest's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Norskies by a score of 1-0.
Waunakee has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5-2 record this season. As for Watertown, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
Everything went Waunakee's way against Watertown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Waunakee made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waunakee since the squad 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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