Soccer Preview: New Albany vs. Floyd Central
New Albany hasn't had much luck against Floyd Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The New Albany Bulldogs will welcome the Floyd Central Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
New Albany is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Salem a 12-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Salem from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Avery Holder led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central's game on Saturday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Columbus East. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Olympians are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory was the third in a row for New Albany, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. As for Floyd Central, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
New Albany suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Floyd Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will New Albany have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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