Soccer Game Preview: Canton Central Catholic Plays at Home

Canton Central Catholic has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Minerva Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Minerva heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Canton Central Catholic took over last week. Canton Central Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Alliance 2-1.

Meanwhile, Minerva kept a clean sheet against McKinley on Thursday. They blew past the Bulldogs 7-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lions needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.

Their offense was hitting McKinley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Jeremiah Smith led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Canton Central Catholic's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Minerva, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Everything went Canton Central Catholic's way against Minerva in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Canton Central Catholic made off with a 5-1 victory. Will Canton Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Minerva have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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