Soccer Preview: Carroll vs. Archbishop Alter
The Carroll Patriots and the Archbishop Alter Knights are set to duel on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carroll's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Fairmont out 1-0. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Firebirds are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Archbishop Alter made sure to put some goals up on the board against Yellow Springs on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Bulldogs.
The victory made it two in a row for Carroll and bumps their season record up to 13-1-2. As for Archbishop Alter, they pushed their record up to 9-4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Carroll skirted past Archbishop Alter 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll 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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