Soccer Preview: Steele vs. Avon Lake
The Steele Comets will venture away from home to challenge the Avon Lake Shoremen at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Steele knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goal or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Avon Lake likes a good challenge.
Steele's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Berea-Midpark as Steele made off with a 9-0 victory. The Comets' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their offense was hitting Berea-Midpark from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Jillian Markowich led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Avon Lake gave up the first goal on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Brecksville-Broadview Heights 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Shoremen as they're now sitting on four straight.
Steele pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Avon Lake, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Steele's way against Avon Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Steele made off with a 4-0 victory. Does Steele have another victory up their sleeve, or will Avon Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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