Soccer Preview: Centerville vs. St. Xavier
On Saturday Centerville will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the St. Xavier Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centerville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Springfield a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Elks considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Louisville Collegiate. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
The victory got Centerville back to even at 2-2-2. As for St. Xavier, their win bumped their record up to 7-0-1.
Centerville came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Xavier in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerville since the squad 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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