Soccer Game Preview: West Shore vs. Melbourne Central Catholic

The West Shore Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

West Shore is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Eau Gallie on Thursday. They fell just short of the Commodores by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic kept a clean sheet against John Carroll Catholic on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Rams.

Melbourne Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those six matchups. As for West Shore, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-7.

West Shore took their victory against Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. In that contest, West Shore amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.