The Proviso East Pirates will take on the Taft Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Proviso East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Prosser a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Proviso East were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Axel Rios, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Taft faced Lane Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the victory. Taft got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Lane Tech's four. Taft found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Andres Garcia-Gallo and Denys Smaliuha were both handed yellow cards.
With the win, Proviso East broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 6-13-1. As for Taft, their victory bumped their record up to 18-0.
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