Soccer Preview: Central vs. Russell County
The Central Red Devils will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Russell County Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Central took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Russell County a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Central needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Their offense was hitting Russell County from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Nathaniel Riepe led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10-1 record this season. As for Russell County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
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