Soccer Preview: Clear Fork vs. Crestview
The Clear Fork Colts will face off against the Crestview Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Clear Fork will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Thursday, then bounced right back against Highland on Monday. Clear Fork's defense stepped up to hand Highland a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Colts' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Highland with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Owen Weikle (2),
Nick Martin, and
AJ Swendal.
Meanwhile, Crestview made easy work of Highland on Wednesday and carried off a 4-1 victory. Considering the Cougars have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Clear Fork's win bumped their record up to 6-7-1. As for Crestview, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7-1 record this season.
Everything went Clear Fork's way against Crestview when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Clear Fork made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clear Fork since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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