Soccer Preview: Centerville vs. Fairmont
Centerville is 9-1 against Fairmont since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Centerville Elks will venture away from home to challenge the Fairmont Firebirds at 7:15 p.m.
Centerville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against St. Xavier on Saturday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 115th in Ohio, while the Tigers are ranked first in Kentucky).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairmont). They put the hurt on Middletown with a sharp 7-1 victory on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Centerville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-3-2 record this season. As for Fairmont, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Centerville was able to grind out a solid win over Fairmont when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerville since the squad 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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