Soccer Preview: Faith Christian vs. Faith Baptist
On Thursday Faith Christian will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Faith Baptist Eagle at 5:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Faith Christian earned a 3-1 victory over FAITH HomeSchool. Given Faith Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while FAITH HomeSchool is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Faith Baptist kept a clean sheet against Juniata Christian on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagle.
They hit Juniata Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zechariah Gartrelle,
Shade Meyer, and
Troy Smither.
Faith Christian pushed their record up to 8-2-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Faith Baptist, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5-1.
Everything went Faith Christian's way against Faith Baptist in their previous matchup back in September, as Faith Christian made off with a 6-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Faith Christian 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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