The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will challenge the Centennial Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Lutheran knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Centennial likes a good challenge.
Faith Lutheran is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked ninth at the time (Faith Lutheran was ranked second). The Crusaders' defense stepped up to hand the Aggies an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for Faith Lutheran, who have now won 12 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Arbor View from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Olivia Stark led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Centennial's game on Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They skirted past Foothill 2-1.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four matches. As for Faith Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2.
Faith Lutheran took their win against Centennial in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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