Soccer Preview: Harding vs. Ursuline
Harding hasn't had much luck against Ursuline recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Harding Raiders will be staying on the road to face off against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. Harding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.
On Saturday, Harding didn't have quite enough to beat Columbiana and fell 3-2.
Sebastian O'Brien wasn't going to let Columbiana walk away unscathed as he scored both of Harding's goals, bringing his season total up to six goals.
While Ursuline didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-11-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past John F. Kennedy Catholic 10-3 on Thursday. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by three goals or more this season.
Harding's loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Ursuline, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Harding took their win against Ursuline in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harding since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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