Soccer Preview: Roman Catholic vs. Devon Prep
Roman Catholic is 5-0 against Devon Prep since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Roman Catholic Cahillite will host the Devon Prep Tide at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Roman Catholic's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Devon Prep has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Roman Catholic's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cardinal O'Hara with a sharp 6-0 win. Considering the Cahillite have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Cardinal O'Hara with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Fran Russo (2),
Eamonn Smyth (2),
Axley Ramos, and
Shane Lachawiec.
Meanwhile, Devon Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Father Judge on Friday and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Tide can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Crusaders are ranked 42nd).
Roman Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. As for Devon Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Roman Catholic took their victory against Devon Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-2. Does Roman Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Devon Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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