Soccer Preview: Padua Franciscan vs. Holy Name
The Padua Franciscan Bruins will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Holy Name Green Wave, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Padua Franciscan's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Padua Franciscan's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Avon Lake on Saturday. They lost 8-0 to the Shoremen. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Shoremen are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Holy Name kept a clean sheet against Benedictine on Thursday. They blew past the Bengals 5-0.
Padua Franciscan's loss dropped their record down to 2-9-4. As for Holy Name, their win bumped their record up to 3-11-2.
Everything went Padua Franciscan's way against Holy Name in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as Padua Franciscan made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Padua Franciscan repeat their success, or does Holy Name have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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