Soccer Preview: Briarcrest Christian vs. Baylor
The Briarcrest Christian Saints will square off against the Baylor Red Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Briarcrest Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Bartlett on Tuesday. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Panthers are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Baylor kept a clean sheet against Chattanooga Christian on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Chargers. That's two games straight that the Red Raiders have won by exactly two goals.
Briarcrest Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-1-2. As for Baylor, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1-2.
Briarcrest Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Baylor in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Briarcrest 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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