Soccer Game Preview: Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons vs. Mayfield

Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons hasn't had much luck against Mayfield recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Golden Knights will look to defend their home pitch against the Panthers at 4:15 p.m. Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons has given up an average of 6 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons' offense. They came up short against Northville on Tuesday, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 436th, while Northville are ranked 102nd).

Meanwhile, Mayfield entered their tilt with Galway on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 1-0 shutout. Give Mayfield's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Mayfield's win bumped their record up to 7-4-2. As for Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.