Soccer Game Preview: Forest Hills Central vs. Ottawa Hills

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Previous 5 Games

04/16/25 - Home	11-0 W
05/13/19 - Home	13-0 W
04/22/19 - Neutral	9-0 W
05/14/18 - Away	17-0 W
04/23/18 - Home	14-0 W

Forest Hills Central is a perfect 5-0 against Ottawa Hills since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Rangers will venture away from home to face off against the Bengals at 5:45 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 Hills Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Byron Center, who was ranked 21st at the time (Forest Hills Central was ranked 14th). The Rangers lost 4-0 to the Bulldogs on Friday. Forest Hills Central haven't had much luck with Byron Center recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, Ottawa Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Kenowa Hills. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Ottawa Hills couldn't quite close it out.

Ottawa Hills' loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Forest Hills Central, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1-4.

Everything went Forest Hills Central's way against Ottawa Hills in their previous meeting back in April, as Forest Hills Central made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rangers since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.