The Whitewater Wildcats will head out to face off against the Upson-Lee Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitewater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Whitewater is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mary Persons just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Whitewater couldn't quite close it out.
Brayden Jones and Kellen McGee scored both of Whitewater's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee entered their tilt with Trinity Christian on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Lions.
The win got Upson-Lee back to even at 5-5. As for Whitewater, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-4.
Everything went Whitewater's way against Upson-Lee in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, as Whitewater made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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