The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders and the Oakland Christian Lancers are set to duel on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row, Lutheran Northwest finally turned things around against Austin Catholic on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Crusaders were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Oakland Christian rose to the challenge on Monday. They put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 8-0 win. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Memphis from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Tommy Seidel led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Lutheran Northwest's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-13-1. As for Oakland Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6-2.
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