Soccer Preview: Wooster vs. Madison Comprehensive
Wooster hasn't had much luck against Madison Comprehensive recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wooster Generals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madison Comprehensive Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wooster headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Hiland let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Wooster's way against Hiland on Monday as Wooster made off with a 4-1 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Generals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Hawks are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, Madison Comprehensive came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Arrows , sneaking past 3-2. The Rams wouldn't have won without Angel Montanez, who scored the game-winner.
Madison Comprehensive used a slightly different lineup for their bout with St. Ursula Academy. Ashley Nikolaus played for 70 minutes having averaged 35.9 this season and Madison Berry got 60 vs. an average of 36.4. Nikolaus made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Wooster's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7-2. As for Madison Comprehensive, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2-1.
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