Centennial is 2-7 against Coronado since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked 25th at the time (Centennial was ranked fifth). The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Mustangs on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Centennial have won by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, Coronado came tearing into Tuesday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 1-0 shutout. Coronado's winning goal came courtesy of Taylor Takahashi.
Coronado's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 7-4-1.
Centennial suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Coronado in their previous meeting back in August. Will the Bulldogs 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.
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