Soccer Preview: Wheeler vs. Plainfield
Wheeler has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Plainfield Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheeler will be strutting in after a win while Plainfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Wheeler's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Norwich RVT.
Meanwhile, Plainfield managed to keep up with New London until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Plainfield lost 7-1 to New London. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wheeler is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Plainfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-3.
Everything went Wheeler's way against Plainfield in their previous meeting back in September, as Wheeler made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeler 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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