Clifton Central is 0-10 against Beecher since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Clifton Central Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Beecher Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. Clifton Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
Clifton Central took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Kankakee Trinity Academy , sneaking past 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Comets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the are ranked 89th).
Julian Martinez and
Blake Chandler scored both of Clifton Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Beecher entered their tilt with Reed-Custer on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Comets with a sharp 4-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Clifton Central now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Beecher, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Clifton Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Beecher in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Clifton Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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