Soccer Preview: Coolidge vs. Bell
On Wednesday Coolidge will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Bell Griffins at 7:30 p.m. Coolidge knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Bell likes a good challenge.
Coolidge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against School Without Walls as Coolidge made off with a 4-1 win. Considering the Colts have won nine matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit School Without Walls with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Anthony Rosales (2),
Lorbin Ayala, and
Abner Peraza.
Meanwhile, Bell faced Jackson-Reed in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Bell's defense stepped up to hand Jackson-Reed a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Griffins have won by exactly two goals.
Coolidge's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1-2. As for Bell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2-1.
Coolidge skirted past Bell 1-0 in their previous meeting on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coolidge 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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