Soccer Preview: Evansville Central vs. Castle
Evansville Central is 0-10 against Castle since October of 2017 but things could change on Monday. The Evansville Central Bears will face off against the Castle Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Evansville Central is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Evansville Harrison just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. One reason for the loss might be the Bears' aggressive play style: four Evansville Central players were handed yellow cards.
Cal Armstrong and
Ian Wenderoth scored both of Evansville Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, Castle had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Knights have won nine matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Evansville Central's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Castle, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1.
Evansville Central might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Castle in their previous matchup back in August. Can Evansville Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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