The Luther Prep Phoenix are taking a road trip to square off against the Jefferson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Luther Prep came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against University School of Milwaukee, falling 4-0. Luther Prep haven't had much luck with University School of Milwaukee recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Jefferson has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 25. They fell 2-0 to Lakeside Lutheran on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Jefferson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while Lakeside Lutheran are ranked 99th).
Luther Prep's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12-2.
Luther Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Jefferson in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Phoenix 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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