The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks and Highland Huskies will meet on the soccer pitch in Wellman Monday in a matchup of KCII area teams. The Golden Hawks are 7-2 on the season after dropping back to back matches last week to Iowa City Regina and Williamsburg. The Golden Hawks are ranked No. 5 in this week’s poll from the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association. On the season, Mid-Prairie is led by Owen Trimpe’s 13 goals. Ethan Trimpe’s eight assists are best on the team and 10th in class 1A. In goal, Keaton Graber has made 18 saves on the season with a 60% save percentage.
Highland comes into the match with a record of 0-7. In their last match, the Huskies were beaten 6-0 by Central Lee on Thursday. Owen Donovan leads the Highland offense with seven goals, Ramses Vergara has five assists and in goal, Eli Slaymaker has made 43 saves with a 65.2% save percentage. Mid-Prairie has won 14 of the last 15 over Highland including six in a row by a 42-1 score. Action begins tonight at 5p.m. in Wellman.