Soccer Game Preview: Des Moines East Heads Out

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 4:46am

Soccer Preview: Des Moines East vs. Northwest

The Des Moines East Scarlets will head out on the road to square off against the Northwest Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Des Moines East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Iowa Rankings (they are ranked 167th, while Northwest is ranked third).

Des Moines East's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Saydel on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Eagles. Des Moines East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Northwest waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Jaguars.

Des Moines East's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Northwest, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3.

Des Moines East might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Northwest in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Des Moines East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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