The Forest Hills Central Rangers will head out on the road to face off against the Forest Hills Eastern Hawks at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills Central's last five contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Forest Hills Central didn't have quite enough to beat East Grand Rapids and fell 2-1. Dylan Buchanan was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Forest Hills Central's goal came courtesy of
Andrew Moeller, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Forest Hills Eastern was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to East Grand Rapids. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 110th).
Forest Hills Central dropped their record down to 2-4-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Forest Hills Eastern, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which is still a better percentage than their 1-5-1 record this season.
Forest Hills Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Forest Hills Eastern in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will Forest Hills Central repeat their success, or does Forest Hills Eastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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