Soccer Preview: Faith Baptist vs. Faith Christian
Faith Baptist hasn't had much luck against Faith Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Faith Baptist Eagle will be playing in front of their home fans against Faith Christian at 5:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Faith Baptist's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Juniata Christian with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagle.
They hit Juniata Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zechariah Gartrelle,
Shade Meyer, and
Troy Smither.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Falcons. Given Faith Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while FAITH HomeSchool is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Faith Baptist's win bumped their record up to 3-5-1. As for Faith Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-2-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Faith Baptist might still be hurting after the 6-3 defeat they got from Faith Christian when the teams last played back in September. Will Faith Baptist have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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