Soccer Preview: Bell vs. Coolidge
The Bell Griffins will square off against the Coolidge Colts at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Bell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Jackson-Reed, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Bell was ranked fourth). Bell's defense stepped up to hand Jackson-Reed a 2-0 shutout on Monday. That's two games straight that the Griffins have won by exactly two goals.
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Steven Bonilla-Rodriguez scored both of Bell's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Coolidge had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Penguins. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Bell and bumps their season record up to 13-2-1. As for Coolidge, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1-2.
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