Soccer Preview: Delta vs. Central Catholic
Delta is 3-0 against Central Catholic since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Delta Panthers will head out to face off against the Central Catholic Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m.
Delta managed to keep up with Memorial until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Delta came up short against Memorial, falling 5-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Catholic). They skirted past Bowsher 4-3. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Fighting Irish's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 477th, while the BlueRacers are ranked 193rd).
Delta's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Central Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Everything went Delta's way against Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Delta made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Delta 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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