The Central Lancers will challenge the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Central's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Abraham Lincoln's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Central is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Masterman just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Masterman by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Lancers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Abraham Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Science Leadership Academy, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Railsplitters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the are ranked 145th).
Abraham Lincoln's goal came courtesy of
Alannis Clavel Lopez, who's now up to three this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Central fell to 4-1. As for Abraham Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Central's way against Abraham Lincoln in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 as Central made off with a 9-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central since the team 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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