Soccer Preview: Loveland vs. Archbishop Alter
After three games on the road, Loveland is heading back home. They will welcome the Archbishop Alter Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Loveland's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Notre Dame Academy. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in Ohio, while the Pandas are ranked first in Kentucky).
Loveland's one-goal win came courtesy of
Lorelei Sundberg, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Alter entered their tilt with Mercy McAuley last Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged Wolves out 1-0. Give the Knights' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Archbishop Alter was without their leading scorer, Olivia Schrimpf, in Monday's game. With Schrimpf sitting this one out, Aleks Jones got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 57.5).
Loveland pushed their record up to 5-0-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Archbishop Alter, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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