William Smith is 0-9-1 against Aurora West College Prep Academy since October of 2018 but things could change on Monday. The William Smith Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Aurora West College Prep Academy Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
William Smith's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They skirted past DMLK 1-0. Roberto Alfaro had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Eagles.
William Smith was without their leading scorer, Santiago Sosa Hernandez, in Monday's matchup. With Sosa Hernandez sidelined, William Smith had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players hit the pitch for the first time this season: Ivan Perez, Alan Ballesteros Marquez, and Alfaro. Alfaro made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and five steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Aurora West College Prep Academy hasn't lost a match since September 24th, a trend which continued in their latest game last Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Loveland Classical out 3-2. The Spartans found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Aurora West College Prep Academy players were handed yellow cards.
William Smith's win bumped their record up to 6-4-3. As for Aurora West College Prep Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-3 record this season.
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