Soccer Preview: Centennial vs. McQueen
On Friday Centennial will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will square off against the McQueen Lancers at 11:00 a.m. Centennial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 8 goals per game this season.
Centennial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Doral Academy Red Rock onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Give the Bulldogs' defense some credit: that's the team's ninth straight shutout.
Skyley Mecham and
Julianne Donnelly scored both of Centennial's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Meanwhile, McQueen faced Galena in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. McQueen lost 3-0 to Galena. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Lancers haven't been shut out since back in September.
Centennial's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those 12 matches. As for McQueen, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10-2.
Centennial came up short against McQueen in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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