The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will take on the Coronado Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Faith Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Faith Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cimarron-Memorial a 3-0 shutout. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while the Spartans are ranked 32nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Faith Lutheran hit Cimarron-Memorial with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kennedy Halter,
Kloe Abdalla, and
Julia Anfinson.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Wednesday Coronado sidestepped Arbor View for a 2-1 win.
Faith Lutheran's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five matches. As for Coronado, their win bumped their record up to 14-6-2.
Faith Lutheran skirted past Coronado 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October. Will Faith Lutheran repeat their success, or does Coronado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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