Soccer Game Preview: Canton Central Catholic vs. Tuscarawas Valley

The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Canton Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.

Canton Central Catholic is headed into the contest having not lost since September 3 and will look to keep things rolling. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Marlington on Monday. Canton Central Catholic better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Ellie Buckler, as she scored every single goal for her team.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tuscarawas Valley). They never let Sandy Valley get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Monday. The win was familiar territory for Tuscarawas Valley, who have now won five matchups in a row.

Tuscarawas Valley's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Elizabeth Bersch got a bit more time on the pitch (40 vs. her season average of 21.5). Bersch made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.

Tuscarawas Valley's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Canton Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-2.