Soccer Preview: Lawrence Central vs. New Palestine
The Lawrence Central Bears will take on the New Palestine Dragons at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. New Palestine took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lawrence Central, who comes in off a win.
Lawrence Central's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Ben Davis. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bears were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, New Palestine was not quite Franklin Central's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell 4-2 to the Flashes.
Lawrence Central's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for New Palestine, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Lawrence Central was able to grind out a solid victory over New Palestine when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence Central 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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