Circle Christian and International Community are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2015, but likely not for long. The Circle Christian Centurions will face off against the International Community Comets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Circle Christian is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Faith Christian on Tuesday. Circle Christian took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Christian.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for International Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Deltona a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by five goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Deltona from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Hunter Mills led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
International Community has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 55 goals over those 12 matchups. As for Circle Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season.
Circle Christian beat International Community 3-1 in their previous meeting back in February of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Circle Christian 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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