The Catholic Memorial Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Malden Catholic Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Malden Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Catholic Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Catholic Memorial barely beat Xaverian Brothers the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights' defense stepped up to hand the Hawks a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Catholic Memorial's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Xaverian Brothers are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, Malden Catholic came up short against St. John's Prep on Tuesday, falling 5-1. Malden Catholic have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
With the win, Catholic Memorial broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 8-4-1. As for Malden Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Catholic Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Malden Catholic in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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