Soccer Preview: Highland vs. Civic Memorial
The Highland Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Mt. Vernon on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Civic Memorial's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Granite City on Saturday. Civic Memorial's defense stepped up to hand Breese Central a 9-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Tyler Wilson as he scored four goals for his team.
The victory made it two in a row for Highland and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Civic Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Everything went Highland's way against Civic Memorial when the teams last played back in September, as Highland made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad 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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