After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Marquette University, Wauwatosa East was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Homestead Highlanders a 2-0 shutout. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Wauwatosa East's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Homestead are ranked 155th).
Wauwatosa East's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Jackson Eull got a bit more time on the pitch (70 vs. his season average of 44.7). Eull made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Wauwatosa East is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those ten matches. As for Homestead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12.
Wauwatosa East has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against University School of Milwaukee on the 10th. As for Homestead, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against St. John's Northwestern Military Academy on the 11th.
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