Soccer Preview: Lake Center Christian vs. Rootstown
Lake Center Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Rootstown Rovers in a tournament on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Lake Center Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Kirtland by a goal, winning 2-1. The Tiger wouldn't have won without Chance Klingelhofer, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Rootstown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They never let the Smithies onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Rovers have won by just one goal.
Lake Center Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-1-2 record this season. As for Rootstown, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Lake Center Christian skirted past Rootstown 4-3 in their previous meeting on October 10th. Does Lake Center Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rootstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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