Soccer Preview: Garber Meets Central

The Garber Dukes will face off against the Central Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Central has given up an average of 8.3 goals per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Garber's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pinconning with a sharp 6-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Garber needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.

Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 32nd straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 9-1 to Mt. Pleasant. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Mt. Pleasant are ranked 215th).

Garber is now 6-12, having gone 2-1 since their four-game losing streak ended. As for Central, they have now lost 16 of their last 17 games at home. That's part of the reason why they have an 0-18 record this season.