The West Monroe Rebels will head out to challenge the Pineville Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Monroe's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
West Monroe fell victim to Ouachita Parish and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Lions.
Meanwhile, Pineville hasn't lost a match since December 9, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Leesville a 2-0 shutout. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Wampus Cats are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 9-6-2. As for Pineville, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
Everything went West Monroe's way against Pineville when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as West Monroe made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Monroe 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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