Soccer Preview: Oakland Christian vs. Roeper
Oakland Christian is 4-0 against Roeper since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oakland Christian Lancers will head out on the road to square off against the Roeper Roughriders at 4:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Oakland Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Inter-City Baptist 6-3. Given Oakland Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Inter-City Baptist is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oakland Christian hit Inter-City Baptist with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jessica Reyes (2),
Leah Zarrilli (2),
Abby Franey, and
Val Santurtun.
Meanwhile, Roeper scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit with a sharp 8-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Roeper as they're now sitting on four straight.
The victory made it two in a row for Oakland Christian and bumps their season record up to 9-2. As for Roeper, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3-2.
Everything went Oakland Christian's way against Roeper in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Oakland Christian made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakland Christian 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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