Soccer Game Preview: St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Elyria Catholic

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2024, 12:09am

Soccer Preview: St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Elyria Catholic

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St. Vincent-St. Mary has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 7:30 p.m. St. Vincent-St. Mary'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.

St. Vincent-St. Mary's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Canfield on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Cardinals are ranked 63rd).

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Elyria Catholic was not quite Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Royals.

Elyria Catholic's goal came courtesy of Cole Varndell, who's now up to 16 this season.

St. Vincent-St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Elyria Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6-1.

St. Vincent-St. Mary might still be hurting after the 6-3 defeat they got from Elyria Catholic in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will St. Vincent-St. Mary have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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