The Oakland Christian Lancers are taking a road trip to square off against the Lutheran Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oakland Christian's last four games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Oakland Christian will bounce into Monday's match after beating Lutheran Northwest, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Oakland Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Lutheran Northwest on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lancers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Lutheran fell victim to Inter-City Baptist and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Chargers are ranked 96th).
Oakland Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-6-1. As for Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Oakland Christian took their victory against Lutheran in their previous meeting on September 12th by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakland Christian since the team 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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