The Pius X Thunderbolts will face off against the Mount Michael Benedictine Knights on Wednesday. Pius X's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Pius X took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Gretna East get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Pius X wouldn't have won without Nestor Mendoza, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Mount Michael Benedictine was not quite Gretna East's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Griffins by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Mount Michael Benedictine have lost by just one goal.
Mount Michael Benedictine now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Pius X, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
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