The Amanda-Clearcreek Aces are taking a road trip to face off against the Central Crossing Comets at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Amanda-Clearcreek will be strutting in after a victory while Central Crossing will be coming in after a defeat.
Amanda-Clearcreek took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Logan Elm 2-1. The victory continues a trend for Amanda-Clearcreek in their matchups with Logan Elm: they've now won four in a row.
Reuben Gouge and Charlie Kennedy scored both of Amanda-Clearcreek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Central Crossing was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They came up short against Westerville Central, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Central Crossing can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 298th, while Westerville Central are ranked 47th).
Amanda-Clearcreek's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3-1 and their overall record up to 8-5-2. As for Central Crossing, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-10.
Amanda-Clearcreek couldn't quite get it done against Central Crossing in their previous meeting back in August of 2017 as they fell 3-1. Can the Aces avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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