Soccer Game Preview: Centennial vs. Jonathan Alder

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Previous 6 Games

08/24/24 - Away	2-10 L
08/23/23 - Away	3-10 L
08/22/19 - Away	4-0 W
08/23/18 - Home	0-0 T
08/23/18 - Home	0-0 T
09/09/17 - Away	5-0 W

Centennial and Jonathan Alder are an even 2-2-2 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Stars will challenge the Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Centennial is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Centennial is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Olentangy Orange last Saturday. The Stars fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Centennial have lost by just one goal.

Jonathan Alder, on the other hand, haven't lost since August 19th and they too continued that trend. They and Fairbanks finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Saturday. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Jonathan Alder have been dealt a draw since back in August.

With that draw, Jonathan Alder's record moves to 13-1-2. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-2.

Centennial suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Jonathan Alder in their previous meeting back in August of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Stars were down 6-0.