Alpena hasn't had much luck against Traverse City Central recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wildcats will square off against the Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Alpena has given up an average of 3.2 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Alpena is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Traverse City West on Thursday. They came up short against the Titans, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Traverse City Central was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They fell just short of Romeo by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Traverse City Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 197th, while Romeo are ranked 43rd).
Alpena now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Traverse City Central, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Alpena suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Traverse City Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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