Emporia barely beat Classical the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans' defense stepped up to hand the Saints a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Emporia have beaten Classical the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Classical has come to flipping the script.
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| 04/22/25 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 04/21/22 - Away | 1-0 W |
| 04/22/21 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/18/19 - Home | 0-2 L |
The win got Emporia back to even at 5-5. As for Classical, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Emporia has already played their next game (against West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Classical, they will challenge the Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Classical will be up against West's rather soft defense (which has allowed 4.4 goals per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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