Soccer Preview: Oakland Christian vs. Lutheran Northwest
Oakland Christian is 0-8-2 against Lutheran Northwest since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Oakland Christian Lancers will square off against the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Oakland Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Oakland Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Lenawee Christian as Oakland Christian made off with a 6-1 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Lutheran Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roeper. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Roughriders are ranked 138th).
Oakland Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Lutheran Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Oakland Christian came up short against Lutheran Northwest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Oakland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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