Soccer Preview: Peebles vs. St. Joseph Central
Peebles has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the St. Joseph Central Flyers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Joseph Central better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Peebles really get things going. Everything went Peebles' way against Felicity-Franklin on Wednesday as Peebles made off with a 4-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Indians needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
They hit Felicity-Franklin with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Colyn Sims (2),
Garrett Shiveley, and
Paxton Ryan.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. Give the Flyers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Peebles is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for St. Joseph Central, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Peebles skirted past St. Joseph Central 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peebles since the team 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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