Soccer Preview: First Baptist Christian vs. Mentor Christian
The First Baptist Christian Sabres will square off against Mentor Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. First Baptist Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Mentor Christian will be coming in after a loss.
First Baptist Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Temple Christian Academy with a sharp 8-1 win on Tuesday. The Sabres might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by four goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mentor Christian's offense. They lost 10-0 to Grand River Academy two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, Mentor Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 451st, while Grand River Academy is ranked 186th).
First Baptist Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Mentor Christian, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went First Baptist Christian's way against Mentor Christian in their previous meeting back in September, as First Baptist Christian made off with a 5-0 victory. Does First Baptist Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mentor Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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