Pickerington Central is 4-0 against Newark since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pickerington Central Tigers will welcome the Newark Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pickerington Central has five straight victories, Newark has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Last Thursday, Pickerington Central made easy work of Lancaster and carried off a 6-1 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Lancaster with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tony Aquino (2),
C.J. Ballenger (2), and
Josue Hernandez.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Newark's offense. They came up short against Hayes on Saturday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Pacers are ranked 100th).
Pickerington Central pushed their record up to 5-2-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Newark, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-1.
Everything went Pickerington Central's way against Newark in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Pickerington Central made off with a 3-0 win. Will Pickerington Central repeat their success, or does Newark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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