Soccer Preview: North Central vs. Carmel
North Central is 0-10 against Carmel since September of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The North Central Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Carmel Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Central took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Pendleton Heights a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Charlie Cheshire and
Addy Feeney scored both of North Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carmel). Everything went their way against Chesterton on Saturday as Carmel made off with a 5-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
North Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5-1 record this season. As for Carmel, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2-1.
North Central might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Carmel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can North Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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