Soccer Game Preview: Albia vs. West Branch

The Albia Blue Demons will venture away from home to challenge the West Branch Bears on Tuesday. Albia's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Albia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Prairie City-Monroe on Thursday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for Albia in their meetings with Prairie City-Monroe: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, West Branch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 5-2 to West Liberty. That's two games in a row now that West Branch have lost by exactly three goals.

Albia's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for West Branch, they now have a losing record of 9-10-2.