Soccer Preview: Pittsburg vs. Carl Junction
The Pittsburg Dragons will square off against the Carl Junction Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pittsburg took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fort Scott a 5-0 shutout.
Pittsburg hit Fort Scott with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Diego Garay-Cruz (2),
Luke Moss,
Abner Salas, and Salas.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Carl Junction made sure to put some goals up on the board against New Heights Christian Academy on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 5-0 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Cougars are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pittsburg's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Carl Junction, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
