Soccer Game Preview: Melbourne Central Catholic vs. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers will take on the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Melbourne Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Somerset College Prep Academy onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. It was an even better day for Rory Conlon as she scored three goals for her team.

Meanwhile, on FridayOakleaf kept up with Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Everything went Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy's way against Oakleaf as Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Knights are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win was the fourth in a row for Melbourne Central Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 10-3-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four contests. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season.

Melbourne Central Catholic came up short against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Melbourne Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.