Soccer Preview: Oakland Christian vs. Inter-City Baptist
Oakland Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Inter-City Baptist Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakland Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.6 goals per game this season.
Oakland Christian stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Livingston Christian with a sharp 8-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Oakland Christian needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
They hit Livingston Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Rowan Klein (3),
Leah Zarrilli (3),
Alexa Daulton, and
Audrey Filippis.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Inter-City Baptist was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Lutheran could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Oakland Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. Inter-City Baptist's draw gives them a new season record of 4-2-1.
Everything went Oakland Christian's way against Inter-City Baptist when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Oakland Christian made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakland Christian since the squad 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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