Soccer Preview: John Paul II Catholic vs. Wayne Country Day
John Paul II Catholic is 2-8 against Wayne Country Day since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The John Paul II Catholic Saints will take on the Wayne Country Day Chargers at 4:00 p.m. John Paul II Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each match than the last.
John Paul II Catholic's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Epiphany. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Epiphany from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Noah Semanko led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Wayne Country Day was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They came up short against Coastal Christian, falling 3-0. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Centurions recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
John Paul II Catholic pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Wayne Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
John Paul II Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Wayne Country Day in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for John Paul II Catholic since the squad 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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