Soccer Game Preview: Catholic Central vs. Sandy Valley

The Catholic Central Crusaders will take on the Sandy Valley Cardinals in a tournament on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Catholic Central is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Weir on Thursday. The Crusaders fell just short of the Red Riders by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for Catholic Central in their meetings with Weir: they've now lost eight in a row.

Meanwhile, Sandy Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Loudonville on Wednesday and fell 2-1.

Sandy Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-1. As for Catholic Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6-3.

Catholic Central skirted past Sandy Valley 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.