The Verona Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Madison East Purgolders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Verona is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Madison West just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Regents. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Wildcats' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Madison East put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Madison La Follette 5-2. Given the Purgolders' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Lancers are ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Having lost for the first time this season, Verona fell to 3-1. As for Madison East, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything went Verona's way against Madison East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Verona made off with a 6-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verona 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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