The Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks will square off against the West Salem Panthers on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Baldwin-Woodville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rice Lake a 3-0 shutout. Give Baldwin-Woodville's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, West Salem had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Chieftains as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The final result isn't all the surprising considering West Salem's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Osceola are ranked 132nd).
West Salem's win bumped their record up to 14-3-1. As for Baldwin-Woodville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Baldwin-Woodville couldn't quite get it done against West Salem in their previous matchup back in June of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Blackhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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