Soccer Game Preview: Ladue Horton Watkins vs. Webster Groves

The Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will square off against the Webster Groves Statesmen at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ladue Horton Watkins is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

Ladue Horton Watkins proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by four) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a goal and slipped past Howell Central 2-1. Given Ladue Horton Watkins' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Howell Central are ranked 43rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Webster Groves' contest on Friday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Marquette as they made off with a 4-1 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Ladue Horton Watkins' victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Webster Groves, their win bumped their record up to 2-8.

Ladue Horton Watkins beat Webster Groves by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 2-1. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Statesmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.