Vanguard is 1-9 against Forest since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Vanguard Knights will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Forest Wildcats, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Vanguard's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Forest's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Vanguard's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Belleview with a sharp 3-0 win. Considering the Knights have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Forest entered their tilt with Belleview on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Rattlers. Give the Wildcats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Aidan Curtis and
Finley Eck scored both of Forest's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Vanguard pushed their record up to 5-0-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five matchups. As for Forest, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Vanguard came up short against Forest when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Vanguard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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