Shakopee has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Eagan Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eagan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Shakopee was handed a three-goal defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They never let Farmington get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given Shakopee's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Farmington are ranked 158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Eagan entered their tilt with Apple Valley on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll face Shakopee with four. They blew past the Eagles 8-0. That's two games straight in which Eagan have won by exactly eight goals.
Eagan has now won eight of their last 10 games at home. That gives them an 11-1-2 record this season. The home wins were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those 10 matchups. As for Shakopee, their victory bumped their record up to 6-6-2.
Shakopee came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagan in their most recent meeting on September 16, 2025 last season, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Sabers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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