Soccer Preview: Calvary Christian vs. New Knoxville
The Calvary Christian Spartans and the New Knoxville Rangers are set to duel on Thursday. Calvary Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Calvary Christian is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell 4-2 to Botkins on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Trojans are ranked 82nd).
Nehemiah Dillon and
Cohen McDonald scored both of Calvary Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, New Knoxville waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Bulldogs.
Calvary Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3-1. As for New Knoxville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-2 record this season.
Calvary Christian beat New Knoxville 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary Christian since the team 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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