The St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees will kick their season off against the St. Ignatius Wildcats on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled at 3:00 p.m.
St. Ignatius' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Sunday. They blew past St. Xavier 3-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bombers are ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Ignatius' victory bumped their record up to 3-0-1. As for St. Benedict's Prep, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they had a stellar season and finished 14-2.
St. Benedict's Prep was able to grind out a solid win over St. Ignatius in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Benedict's Prep 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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