With a playoff game on the line, West Lafayette rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Western Panthers. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Panthers are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for Western, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6-1.
West Lafayette is on the road again on Thursday to play Northwestern at 6:00 p.m. Northwestern will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something West Lafayette surely won't give up without a fight. Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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