Soccer Preview: Carroll vs. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran
Carroll is 7-0-2 against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Carroll Chargers will take on the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets at 5:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is hoping to do what Columbia City couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Carroll's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Carroll never let Columbia City onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Eagles are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carroll hit Columbia City with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Joey Casaburo (2),
Nick Butler, and
Liam Reed.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran). They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Fort Wayne Snider on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cadets considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Carroll's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1-2. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Carroll took their win against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll since the team 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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