Soccer Preview: Boise vs. Centennial
Boise is 8-1-1 against Centennial since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Boise Brave will square off against the Centennial Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Boise will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Boise's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Capital as Boise made off with a 5-0 win. The Brave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit Capital with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Baraka Dayi (3),
Rosdith Bisala Nkalu, and
Meyer Smith.
Meanwhile, Centennial faced Bishop Kelly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Centennial fell just short of Bishop Kelly by a score of 3-2. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Boise's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Centennial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5-2 record this season.
Boise came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boise since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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