Soccer Preview: Beavercreek vs. Lakota West
Beavercreek has gone 3-0 against Lakota West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Beavercreek Beavers are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakota West Firebirds at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Beavercreek's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Little Miami , sneaking past 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Beavers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakota West). Everything went their way against Hamilton on Thursday as Lakota West made off with an 8-0 win. Darcy Bittlinger was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Lakota West used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Hamilton. Addison Doole played for 54 minutes having averaged 25.8 this season and Grace Witterstaetter got 29 vs. an average of 13.8. Witterstaetter made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Beavercreek's victory bumped their record up to 7-2-1. As for Lakota West, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Beavercreek skirted past Lakota West 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beavercreek since the team 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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