Soccer Preview: Central Academy vs. Piedmont
The Central Academy Cougars will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Piedmont Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Central Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Central Academy is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Union Academy on Tuesday. Central Academy fell just short of Union Academy by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, Central Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of
Makenna Bahnick, who's now up to 14 this season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Piedmont gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over Forest Hills. The win was familiar territory for Piedmont who now have four in a row.
Central Academy dropped their record down to 5-10-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Piedmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season.
Central Academy might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Piedmont in their previous meeting back in March. Will Central Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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