Soccer Preview: International vs. Jewish Community
International is 8-1-1 against Jewish Community since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The International Jaguars will head out to square off against the Jewish Community Wolves at 4:00 p.m. International is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
International took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Gateway a 2-0 shutout.
Tomas Fenner-Leitao and
Ethan Krifuks scored both of International's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Jewish Community faced Drew in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
International's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1. With that draw, Jewish Community's record moves to 7-3-4.
International beat Jewish Community by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for International since the team 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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