Hayes and Thomas Worthington are an even 2-2-2 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Hayes Pacers will head out to take on the Thomas Worthington CARDINALS at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hayes has eight straight victories, Thomas Worthington has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Hayes' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Westerville South as Hayes made off with a 7-0 win. The Pacers 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 Westerville South from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Khloe White led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Thomas Worthington fell victim to Dublin Jerome and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Celtics, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the CARDINALS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Celtics are ranked ninth).
Hayes' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1. As for Thomas Worthington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1.
Hayes was able to grind out a solid win over Thomas Worthington in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hayes since the team 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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