Soccer Preview: Forest Park vs. Pike Central
Forest Park is 9-0-1 against Pike Central since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Forest Park Rangers will be staying on the road to face off against the Pike Central Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Forest Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Northeast Dubois onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The Rangers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Pike Central who was credited with the win on Saturday. Pike Central got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Evansville Christian's one. The Chargers' winning goal came courtesy of Ava Aaserud.
Forest Park is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Pike Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
Forest Park skirted past Pike Central 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Forest Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pike Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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