Soccer Game Preview: Sacred Heart Academy vs. Oscoda

The Sacred Heart Academy Irish will challenge the Oscoda Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Sacred Heart Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

Sacred Heart Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Tawas Area as they made off with an 8-0 win. Considering Sacred Heart Academy have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Oscoda and Roscommon had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Owls came up short against the Bucks on Wednesday, falling 5-0. Oscoda haven't had much luck with Roscommon recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Sacred Heart Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those three matches. As for Oscoda, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-1.

Sacred Heart Academy took their victory against Oscoda when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Irish repeat their success, or do the Owls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.