The Reed-Custer Comets will square off against the Clifton Central Comets at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Reed-Custer's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Clifton Central has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Reed-Custer's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Unity Christian Academy as Reed-Custer made off with a 9-0 win. Considering the Comets have won five contests by more than four goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Unity Christian Academy from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Mason Vasil led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Clifton Central was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against Manteno, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Panthers are ranked 76th).
Reed-Custer's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Clifton Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Reed-Custer was able to grind out a solid win over Clifton Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Reed-Custer repeat their success, or does Clifton Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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