The Waterloo West Wahawks will head out to face off against the Jefferson Hawks at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Waterloo West is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Wahlert just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 4-0 to Washington. While losing is never fun, Jefferson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Washington are ranked 31st).
Waterloo West's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-1. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-2.
Waterloo West took their win against Jefferson in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 5-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wahawks since the squad 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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