East Central is 1-9 against Memorial since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cardinals will face off against the Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
East Central fell victim to Claremore and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Zebras, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, East Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Claremore are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Memorial lost 9-1 to Midwest City on Tuesday. Memorial were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-0.
East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-2. As for Memorial, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
East Central suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Memorial when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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