Soccer Preview: Catholic Central vs. Caldwell
Catholic Central is 5-0 against Caldwell since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Catholic Central Crusaders will welcome the Caldwell Redskins at 5:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Caldwell is hoping to do what St. Clairsville couldn't on Monday: put an end to Catholic Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Catholic Central's defense stepped up to hand St. Clairsville a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Caldwell came up short against John Marshall on Saturday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 443rd in Ohio, while the Monarchs are ranked 63rd in West Virginia).
Caldwell's goal came courtesy of
Brody Schockling, who's now up to six this season.
Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-2-1. As for Caldwell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Catholic Central took their win against Caldwell when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Catholic Central repeat their success, or does Caldwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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