The Lapel Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Elwood Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lapel has eight straight wins, Elwood has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Lapel's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Tri-Central 9-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Tri-Central with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Leila Wilson (5),
Sophie Goodwin (2),
Addyson Alsup, and
Dylan Wedekind.
Meanwhile, Elwood fell victim to Christel House and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Lapel's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1-1. As for Elwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12-1.
Lapel took their win against Elwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lapel 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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