Roosevelt hasn't had much luck against Minneapolis Southwest recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Roosevelt Teddies will challenge the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roosevelt took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Camden an 8-0 shutout. The contest marked the Teddies' most dominant victory of the season.
Roosevelt was without their leading scorer, Farhan Muohamed, in Tuesday's matchup. With Muohamed sidelined, Obie Esparza got his first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis Southwest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Chaska on Saturday. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Hawks are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roosevelt's record now sits at 3-5-4. As for Minneapolis Southwest, their record is now 6-4-1.
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