Soccer Preview: Pickerington Central vs. Groveport-Madison
Pickerington Central and Groveport-Madison are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The Pickerington Central Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Groveport-Madison Cruisers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pickerington Central is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Marysville just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 2-1. One reason for the loss might be the Tigers' aggressive play style: C.J. Ballenger and Josue Hernandez were both handed yellow cards.
Pickerington Central's goal came courtesy of
Oumar Ba, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Groveport-Madison managed to keep up with Hilliard Darby until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Groveport-Madison lost 3-0 to Hilliard Darby. The Cruisers haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Pickerington Central's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3-1. As for Groveport-Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-2.
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