Central is 0-9-1 against Buchanan since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Central Grizzlies and the Buchanan Bears will meet for a tough Bear Battle.
Central is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Clovis West on Tuesday. Central took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clovis West. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, Buchanan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by three goals or more this season.
Buchanan is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-3.
Central might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Buchanan in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Central 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
