Soccer Game Preview: Padua Franciscan vs. Elyria Catholic

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2025, 8:38am

Soccer Preview: Padua Franciscan vs. Elyria Catholic

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The Padua Franciscan Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Padua Franciscan has four straight wins, Elyria Catholic has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Padua Franciscan had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the four-goal drubbing they dealt South on Saturday. The Bruins were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over the Rebels. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Padua Franciscan considering their one-goal performance the contest before.

They hit South with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kevin Ontaneda (2), Ryan Petsche, Andrew Suarez, and Daniel Napora.

Meanwhile, Elyria Catholic managed to keep up with Westlake until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Panthers came up short against the Demons, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Elyria Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 406th, while Westlake are ranked 31st).

Padua Franciscan's victory bumped their record up to 8-2-3. As for Elyria Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-2.

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