Soccer Game Preview: Calvary Christian vs. Jackson Center

The Calvary Christian Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Jackson Center Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Calvary Christian knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Jackson Center likes a good challenge.

On Saturday, Calvary Christian got the win against Middletown Christian by a conclusive 5-1. Considering Calvary Christian have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

They hit Middletown Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nehemiah Dillon (2), Seth Palmer, Ransom Lambert, and Aiden Keller.

Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three matchup, Jackson Center brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They came out on top against Lima Central Catholic by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Jackson Center haven't had any issues with Lima Central Catholic recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Jackson Center's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Carter Klopfenstein got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 53.3). Klopfenstein made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.

The win got Jackson Center back to even at 7-7-1. As for Calvary Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6-1.

Calvary Christian couldn't quite get it done against Jackson Center in their previous meeting back in August as they fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.