The Hazelwood West Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the McCluer South-Berkeley Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hazelwood West will be strutting in after a win while McCluer South-Berkeley will be coming in after a loss.
Hazelwood West took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hazelwood Central a 5-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won ten matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, McCluer South-Berkeley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Hazelwood East by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by just one goal.
Hazelwood West's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for McCluer South-Berkeley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Hazelwood West beat McCluer South-Berkeley 4-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hazelwood West since the squad 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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