Soccer Preview: Silverado vs. Centennial
Silverado hasn't had much luck against Centennial recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Silverado Skyhawks will venture away from home to take on the Centennial Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Silverado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Canyon Springs, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Silverado was ranked 25th). Silverado took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canyon Springs on Tuesday. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Skyhawks couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of
Hannah Gutierrez, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Centennial put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Southeast Career Tech a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Bulldogs have won 13 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Silverado's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-3. As for Centennial, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Silverado might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Centennial in their previous meeting back in September. Can Silverado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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