Soccer Preview: Chardon vs. Benedictine
The Chardon Hilltoppers will take on the Benedictine Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chardon will be strutting in after a victory while Benedictine will be coming in after a loss.
Benedictine better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Chardon really get things going. Chardon's defense stepped up to hand Geneva a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Given the Hilltoppers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Eagles are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anthony Catania and
Evan Medved scored all three of Chardon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Benedictine was not quite Gilmour Academy's equal in the second half on Thursday. They came up short against the Lancers, falling 4-1. The Bengals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chardon now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Benedictine, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Chardon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Benedictine in their previous matchup back in August of 2018. Can Chardon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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