The East Grand Rapids Pioneers will challenge the Forest Hills Central Rangers at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for East Grand Rapids' offense. They came up short against Ottawa Hills on Wednesday, falling 11-0. The loss was East Grand Rapids' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills Central hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Catholic Central a 1-0 shutout. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Forest Hills Central's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Catholic Central are ranked 43rd).
Having lost for the first time this season, East Grand Rapids fell to 2-1-2. As for Forest Hills Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0-1.
East Grand Rapids was able to grind out a solid win over Forest Hills Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 2-0. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rangers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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