Western hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Western Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph Central Flyers at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Piketon onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Devils , sneaking past 2-1. Wesley Neal had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Flyers got from the refs.
Neal and
Eli Whaley scored both of St. Joseph Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
The win got Western back to even at 2-2. As for St. Joseph Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Western suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to St. Joseph Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Western avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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