Preview: Westlake vs. Akins
Westlake is 9-0-1 against Akins since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Westlake Chaparrals will head out on the road to square off against the Akins Eagles at 7:45 p.m. Westlake is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Westlake kept a clean sheet against Johnson. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 4-0 victory. Given Westlake's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Johnson is ranked 412th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westlake hit Johnson with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
William Fagerberg,
Simon Katz,
Dylan Holm, and
Christian Mezas.
Meanwhile, Akins' game last Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Johnson by a score of 3-1. The win was just what Akins needed coming off of a 5-0 defeat in their prior game.
Westlake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-3 record this season. As for Akins, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9-2.
Westlake took their win against Akins when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westlake since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
