Soccer Preview: La Salle vs. Archbishop McNicholas
The La Salle Lancers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets at 11:45 a.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Wednesday, La Salle didn't have quite enough to beat St. Xavier and fell 2-1. The Lancers have struggled against the Bombers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McNicholas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Badin by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Rams are ranked 69th).
La Salle's loss dropped their record down to 3-6-2. As for Archbishop McNicholas, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
La Salle skirted past Archbishop McNicholas 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2016. Will La Salle repeat their success, or does Archbishop McNicholas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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