Soccer Preview: Bishop Fenwick vs. Monroe
The Bishop Fenwick Falcons will face off against the Monroe Hornets at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Bishop Fenwick sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Badin. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Falcons' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Rams are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroe). Their defense stepped up to hand Edgewood an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Hornets have won seven games by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Edgewood from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Caleb Mann led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Bishop Fenwick's win bumped their record up to 6-7-3. As for Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
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