The Forest Park Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Whitewater Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Forest Park has given up an average of 5.4 goals per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Forest Park fell victim to Elite Scholars Academy and their airtight defense last Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Royal Knights.
Meanwhile, Whitewater had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine last Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 10-0 shutout. Give Whitewater's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Spalding from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Samira Eldawi led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Whitewater's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven matchups. As for Forest Park, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
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