The Westerville Central Warhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Golden Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Westerville Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Westerville Central's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Grove City by a score of 2-0. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mackenzie Mensel was the driving force of Westerville Central's attack as she scored both of Westerville Central's goals, bringing her season total up to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over New Albany on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Lions.
Westerville Central's record is now 7-2-1. As for Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.
Westerville Central beat Lincoln by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerville 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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