Soccer Preview: Roeper vs. Oakland Christian
Roeper is 0-4 against Oakland Christian since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Roeper Roughriders will look to defend their home pitch against the Oakland Christian Lancers at 4:15 p.m. After both teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Roeper is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for Roeper as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, Oakland Christian stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Inter-City Baptist as Oakland Christian made off with a 6-3 victory. Given Oakland Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Inter-City Baptist is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oakland Christian hit Inter-City Baptist with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jessica Reyes (2),
Leah Zarrilli (2),
Abby Franey, and
Val Santurtun.
Roeper's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3-2. As for Oakland Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Roeper suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Oakland Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Roeper have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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