Soccer Preview: Central Catholic vs. Tewksbury Memorial
Central Catholic is 7-0-1 against Tewksbury Memorial since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Central Catholic Raiders will take on the Tewksbury Memorial Redmen at 4:00 p.m. Central Catholic's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Tewksbury Memorial heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Central Catholic took over last week. Central Catholic beat Methuen by a goal, winning 1-0. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Rangers are ranked 178th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tewksbury Memorial scored the most goals they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Chelmsford by a score of 4-3. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Redmen couldn't quite close it out.
Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Tewksbury Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
Everything went Central Catholic's way against Tewksbury Memorial in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Central Catholic made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Catholic 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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