The Wheeler Bearcats will square off against the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wheeler is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Andrean better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Wheeler really get things going. Wheeler never let Kouts onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
They hit Kouts with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Harper Schaberg,
Marek Barton, and
Tyne Vettickal.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Andrean sidestepped Kankakee Valley for a 2-1 win.
Carlos Balmaceda, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Andrean squad sat out for Wednesday's contest. With Balmaceda sitting this one out, Daniel Reynolds got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 35.7).
Wheeler's victory bumped their record up to 8-6-2. As for Andrean, their win bumped their record up to 4-10-2.
Wheeler was able to grind out a solid victory over Andrean in their previous matchup back in September, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeler 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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