Soccer Game Preview: Oakland Christian vs. Bishop Foley

The Oakland Christian Lancers will face off against the Bishop Foley Ventures at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Oakland Christian is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Inter-City Baptist on Thursday. The Lancers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers. While losing is never fun, Oakland Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Inter-City Baptist are ranked 113th).

Meanwhile, Bishop Foley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Cass Tech. That's two games in a row now that Bishop Foley have lost by exactly eight goals.

Oakland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1. As for Bishop Foley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-5.

Everything went Oakland Christian's way against Bishop Foley in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as Oakland Christian made off with a 9-1 victory. In that contest, the Lancers amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.