Soccer Game Preview: Davenport Central vs. Iowa City

The Davenport Central Blue Devils will face off against the Iowa City Little Hawks on Tuesday. Davenport Central is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

Davenport Central had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Hempstead on Monday. The Blue Devils never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 3-0 win.

Meanwhile, Iowa City faced Xavier in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. The Little Hawks fell just short of the Saints by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, Iowa City couldn't push the score so high this time.

Davenport Central's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matchups. As for Iowa City, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-2-5.

Davenport Central might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Iowa City in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.