Triad has won four straight games at home, while Waterloo has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Knights will welcome the Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. Triad is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Triad's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Mascoutah. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Triad's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Mascoutah are ranked 137th).
London Looby and Claire Gough scored both of Triad's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waterloo). They put the hurt on Jersey with a sharp 9-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Waterloo, who have now won seven games by four goals or more so far this season.
Waterloo has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those five contests. As for Triad, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Everything went Triad's way against Waterloo in their previous matchup on April 8th, as Triad made off with a 5-1 victory. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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