Soccer Preview: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart vs. Brentwood
The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers will square off against the Brentwood Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Two weeks ago, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart needed a bit of extra time to put away Aquinas Academy. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Crusaders. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brentwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over McKeesport on Monday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit McKeesport with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Carlos Duran (3),
Evan Mingle (2),
Mohammad Ismael, and
Patrick Ziegler.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0-1. As for Brentwood, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-6.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took their win against Brentwood in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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