Soccer Preview: Forest Lake Christian vs. Encina
Forest Lake Christian is 0-3 against Encina since September of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Forest Lake Christian Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the Encina Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Forest Lake Christian's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning 3-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Falcons were the better team in the second half.
Brendan Hooper and
Jason Gavris scored all three of Forest Lake Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Encina made sure to put some goals up on the board against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Fire Wolves as they made off with a 4-1 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Forest Lake Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Encina, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Forest Lake Christian suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Encina when the teams last played back in September. Can Forest Lake Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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