Soccer Recap: Heritage Christian Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Oct 25, 2024, 7:51am

Soccer Recap: Heritage Christian vs. Cedar Grove-Belgium

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Heritage Christian and Cedar Grove-Belgium squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Heritage Christian had to settle for second. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets who were credited with the victory. The Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Heritage Christian Patriots' three. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 5-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2017.

Heritage Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6-3 record this season. As for Cedar Grove-Belgium, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-8-2.

Heritage Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cedar Grove-Belgium, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Shoreland Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Shoreland Lutheran has won eight straight at home, while Cedar Grove-Belgium won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.

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