Soccer Preview: Clifton Central vs. Hoopeston
Clifton Central hasn't had much luck against Hoopeston recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Clifton Central Comets will venture away from home to take on the Hoopeston Cornjerkers at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Clifton Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Illinois Lutheran.
Clifton Central hit Illinois Lutheran with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Owen Rassmussen,
Erick Gutierrez,
Matthew Salas, and
Blake Chandler.
Meanwhile, Hoopeston's contest on Thursday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Schlarman with a sharp 4-1 victory. Brayden Walder had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Cornjerkers got from the refs.
Clifton Central's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Hoopeston, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14.
Clifton Central suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Hoopeston when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Clifton Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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