Independent is 3-0 against West since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Independent Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the West Pioneers. Neither Independent nor West posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Independent's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Life Prep on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Fire. While losing is never fun, Independent can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Life Prep is ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, West is still looking for their season's first win. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to Emporia, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Independent's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Independent took their victory against West in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independent 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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