The Westfield Shamrocks will head out on the road to square off against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westfield's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pendleton Heights 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Shamrocks were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Hamilton Southeastern made sure to put some goals up on the board against Oak Hill on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Golden Eagles as they made off with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Royals' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Westfield's win bumped their record up to 4-1-2. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0-3.
Westfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton Southeastern when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westfield since the team 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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