The East Central Cardinals will challenge the Edison Eagles on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Central sitting on six straight victories and Edison on 16.
East Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Santa Fe South a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that East Central have won by just one goal.
Three must be Edison's lucky number: they beat MacArthur with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Highlanders with a sharp 3-0 win. Edison's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matchups.
Edison's victory bumped their record up to 21-1. As for East Central, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
East Central came up short against Edison when the teams last played back in May of 2021, falling 2-0. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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