Soccer Preview: Lawrence Central vs. Speedway
The Lawrence Central Bears will head out to take on the Speedway Sparkplugs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lawrence Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Southport as Lawrence Central made off with a 3-0 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Speedway entered their tilt with Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 2-0. The Sparkplugs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Lawrence Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Speedway, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lawrence Central took their win against Speedway when the teams last played on September 3rd by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence Central 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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