St. John Paul II hasn't had much luck against Nantucket recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The St. John Paul II Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Nantucket Whalers at 3:30 p.m. St. John Paul II is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
St. John Paul II will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Cape Cod Academy on Tuesday. St. John Paul II's defense stepped up to hand Cape Cod Academy a 7-0 shutout. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit Cape Cod Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Greg Codjoe (3),
Gabe Codjoe (2), and
Parker Philbrick.
Meanwhile, Nantucket kicked off their season two weeks ago but they'll have to wait until their next matchup for a more definitive result. Neither they nor Rising Tide could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
St. John Paul II's victory bumped their record up to 4-1-1. Nantucket's draw makes their record 0-0-1 this season.
St. John Paul II came up short against Nantucket in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can St. John Paul II avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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