Soccer Game Preview: Little Village vs. Taft

The Little Village Phoenix will head out to face off against the Taft Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Little Village's last five matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Little Village took a four-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Chicago Washington, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Phoenix never let the Patriots get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Monday.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Monday. Taft came out on top against Jones by a score of 2-0. Taft's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.

Christian Suarez was the driving force of Taft's attack as he scored both of Taft's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.

Little Village is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-1-4 record this season. As for Taft, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.