Soccer Preview: Elyria Catholic vs. McKinley
The Elyria Catholic Panthers will face off against the McKinley Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Elyria Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Springfield onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Monday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
They hit Springfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Isla Merrill (2),
Gabriella Rodriguez, and
Gianna Shildwachter.
Meanwhile, McKinley came tearing into Monday's game with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Trojans. The Red Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
The win snapped Elyria Catholic's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-11-2 record. As for McKinley, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
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