Soccer Game Preview: Central vs. McKinley

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Central challenge the McKinley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday... Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Central is headed into the game having not lost since November 13 and will look to keep things rolling. Everything went their way against Franklinton on Thursday as Central made off with a 6-1 victory. It was an even better day for Grady Hoffman as he scored four goals for his team.

Meanwhile, everything went McKinley's way against Dunham on Wednesday as McKinley made off with an 8-4 win. With the Panthers ahead 5-1 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

McKinley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those five games. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 8-1-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.