Minneapolis Southwest has gone 8-1 against Roosevelt recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Minneapolis Southwest Lakers will host the Roosevelt Teddies at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Minneapolis Southwest's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They won by a goal and slipped past Chaska 1-0. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Hawks are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roosevelt). They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Camden on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Teddies considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Roosevelt was without their leading scorer, Farhan Muohamed, in Tuesday's contest. With Muohamed sidelined, Obie Esparza got his first action of the season.
Minneapolis Southwest's victory bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 3-5-4.
Minneapolis Southwest came out on top in a nail-biter against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Minneapolis Southwest repeat their success, or does Roosevelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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