The Central Rockets will take on the Westland Hialeah Wildcats in a holiday battle at at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Central fell victim to South Dade and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Buccaneers, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 499th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Westland Hialeah had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let Hialeah-Miami Lakes onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-2. As for Westland Hialeah, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Central skirted past Westland Hialeah 3-2 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westland Hialeah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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