Soccer Preview: Central Christian vs. United
Central Christian and United are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2017, but likely not for long. The Central Christian Comets will be taking part in a tournament against the United Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Central Christian comes in on three and United on four.
Central Christian can't be too worried about heading out to take on United: they just beat Champion at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. Central Christian blew past Champion 5-1 on Saturday. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when United challenged John F. Kennedy Catholic on Saturday. United skirted past John F. Kennedy Catholic 4-3. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Eagles are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
United hit John F. Kennedy Catholic with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maddox Andrea (2),
Jude Andrea, and
Jase Medure.
Central Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-2 record this season. As for United, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Central Christian beat United by a goal when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Christian 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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