Soccer Preview: Reed-Custer vs. Herscher
Reed-Custer hasn't had much luck against Herscher recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Reed-Custer Comets will look to defend their home pitch against the Herscher Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Reed-Custer will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Reed-Custer managed to keep up with Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Reed-Custer lost 6-0 to Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. That's two games in a row now that the Comets have lost by exactly six goals.
Herscher aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Monday extended their overall winning streak to four. Their defense stepped up to hand St. Anne an 8-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting St. Anne from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Luis Parra led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Reed-Custer's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-1. As for Herscher, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season.
Reed-Custer beat Herscher by a goal when the teams last played last Saturday, winning 2-1. Does Reed-Custer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Herscher turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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