Soccer Game Preview: Central vs. Smiths Station

Central hasn't had much luck against Smiths Station recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Red Devils will welcome the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Central knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Smiths Station likes a good challenge.

Central's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Opelika as they made off with a 5-0 victory. Give Central's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

They hit Opelika with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Coco Meachum (2), Avery Longerbeam (2), and Addyson Gessner.

Despite a strong season so far, Smiths Station has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gadsden City on Thursday.

Central's win bumped their record up to 6-9-1. As for Smiths Station, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.

Central couldn't quite get it done against Smiths Station in their previous meeting back in February as they fell 3-1. Will the Red Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.