The Madison East Purgolders will face off against the Sun Prairie East Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Madison East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Madison West, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Madison East was ranked third). Madison East took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madison West on Tuesday. The Purgolders' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Sun Prairie East kept a clean sheet against Waunakee on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Warriors. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Warriors are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Having lost for the first time this season, Madison East fell to 8-1. As for Sun Prairie East, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Madison East skirted past Sun Prairie East 1-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Madison East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sun Prairie East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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