Soccer Preview: Westerville Central vs. Central Crossing
The Westerville Central Warhawks will venture away from home to face off against the Central Crossing Comets at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Westerville Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Olentangy Orange, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Westerville Central was ranked 12th). Westerville Central fell just short of Olentangy Orange by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Warhawks couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of
Kanon Newsom, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Central Crossing was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Westland.
Westerville Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-2-2. As for Central Crossing, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Everything went Westerville Central's way against Central Crossing in their previous matchup back in September of 2016, as Westerville Central made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Westerville Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Crossing turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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