Soccer Preview: New Ulm vs. Waseca
New Ulm is 8-1-1 against Waseca since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Ulm Eagles will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Waseca Bluejays, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:45 p.m. Waseca took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Ulm, who comes in off a win.
New Ulm will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Worthington, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. New Ulm came out on top against Worthington by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The Eagles found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Logan Goblirsch and Nicolas Del Castillo Diez were both handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Waseca was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Worthington, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Trojans are ranked 21st).
New Ulm's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Waseca, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
New Ulm took their win against Waseca in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 6-2. Will New Ulm repeat their success, or does Waseca have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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