Soccer Game Preview: Kelso vs. Prairie

The Kelso Hilanders will venture away from home to square off against the Prairie Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Coming off a road loss, Kelso was happy to be home on Tuesday where their crowd gave them all the motivation they needed. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Heritage.

Meanwhile, Prairie entered their tilt with Mountain View on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll face Kelso with nine. Their defense stepped up to hand the Thunder a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight in which Prairie have won by just one goal.

Kelso has now won three of their last four games at home. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8-1 record this season. As for Prairie, the victory improved their record to 11-4-1.

Kelso couldn't quite get it done against Prairie when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 3-1. Can the Hilanders avenge their loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.