The Westerville Central Warhawks will head out to square off against the Thomas Worthington CARDINALS at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westerville Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Central Crossing by a score of 2-0. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Comets are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Kallay and
Iliya Kitaev scored both of Westerville Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thomas Worthington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Hilliard Darby out 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the CARDINALS were the better team in the second half.
Westerville Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 10-2-2 record this season. As for Thomas Worthington, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5-2.
Westerville Central skirted past Thomas Worthington 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerville Central since the squad 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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