Soccer Preview: Perry and Holy Name Square Off

The Perry Pirates will square off against the Holy Name Green Wave at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Perry is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Perry's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Holy Name managed to keep up with Padua Franciscan until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Green Wave came up short against the Bruins, falling 5-2.

Holy Name's loss dropped their record down to 8-4-4. As for Perry, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-3-1.

Perry couldn't quite get it done against Holy Name when the teams last played on August 23, 2025 last season as they fell 2-0. Can the Pirates avenge their loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.