Soccer Preview: Greene Central vs. Clinton
On Tuesday Greene Central will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Clinton Dark Horses at 6:00 p.m.
Greene Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Southeast Alamance. Even though the Rams got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Miguel Zavala was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Greene Central hit Southeast Alamance with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Josh Osorio (2), Zavala, and
Yahir Morales.
Meanwhile, Clinton had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers , sneaking past 2-1.
Clinton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up eight goals over those 19 matchups. As for Greene Central, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Greene Central came up short against Clinton in their previous matchup back in October, falling 2-0. Can Greene Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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