Soccer Preview: Catholic Central vs. Forest Hills Central
The Catholic Central Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Forest Hills Central Rangers at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Catholic Central finally turned things around against Lee on Saturday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw. The result was nothing new for the Cougars as the squad haven't won a game since September 3rd.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Forest Hills Central made sure to put some goals up on the board against Holland on Monday. They never let the Dutch onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Rangers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Dutch are ranked 18th).
Elijah Lipke and
Andrew Moeller scored all five of Forest Hills Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
With that draw, Catholic Central's record moves to 3-5-2. As for Forest Hills Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4-2 record this season.
Catholic Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Forest Hills Central in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Central since the team 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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