Soccer Preview: Holy Name vs. Padua Franciscan
Holy Name has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Padua Franciscan took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Holy Name, who comes in off a win.
Holy Name will head into Thursday's contest after some sweet revenge against Benedictine: Holy Name couldn't quite topple Benedictine on Thursday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the ten-goal loss they took when the two last played. Holy Name never let Benedictine onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Avon Lake. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Shoremen are ranked 42nd).
Holy Name's win bumped their record up to 3-11-2. As for Padua Franciscan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9-4.
Holy Name suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Padua Franciscan in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Holy Name avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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