Soccer Game Preview: Steubenville vs. Catholic Central

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10/05/24 - Home	7-2 W
10/07/23 - Home	5-0 W
10/08/22 - Home	4-1 W
10/02/21 - Home	4-0 W
10/06/18 - Home	0-4 L
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Steubenville has gone 7-1-1 against Catholic Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Big Red will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Steubenville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.

Catholic Central better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Steubenville's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Steubenville really gets things going. The Big Red blew past Weir 7-4. It was an even better day for Cole Bowers as he scored five goals for his team.

Meanwhile, Catholic Central didn't have quite enough to beat John Marshall on Wednesday and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, Catholic Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 344th in Ohio, while John Marshall are ranked 53rd in West Virginia).

Steubenville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those four matches. As for Catholic Central, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-6.

Everything went Steubenville's way against Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Steubenville made off with a 7-2 victory. Will the Big Red repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.