Soccer Preview: Oldenburg Academy vs. Monrovia
The Oldenburg Academy Twisters will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Monrovia Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oldenburg Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Rising Sun onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Give the Twisters' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
They hit Rising Sun with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Claire Niese (2),
Sophia Leising,
Maggie Tekulve, and
Kathryn Mack.
Meanwhile, Monrovia came tearing into Saturday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 7-1 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Tigers are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oldenburg Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Monrovia, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
