West Salem is 8-0 against Sparta since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Salem Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sparta Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
West Salem is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Onalaska on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Hilltoppers. West Salem has not had much luck with Onalaska recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Sparta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 5-0 defeat to Tomah might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Sparta has lost by exactly five goals.
West Salem's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
West Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Sparta in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 2-0. Does West Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sparta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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