Soccer Preview: Padua Franciscan vs. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
Padua Franciscan and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Padua Franciscan Bruins will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions at 7:00 p.m. Padua Franciscan's last five matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin will have to contend with a Padua Franciscan team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since August 20. Neither Padua Franciscan nor Westlake could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Padua Franciscan's goal came courtesy of
Garrett Nowicki, who's now up to seven this season.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, on the other hand, haven't lost since August 20th and they too continued that trend. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Salem on Thursday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
With that draw, Padua Franciscan's record moves to 1-5-3. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, they now have a winning record of 3-2-3.
Everything went Padua Franciscan's way against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Padua Franciscan made off with a 6-1 victory. In that match, Padua Franciscan amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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