The John Marshall Monarchs are taking a road trip to challenge the Catholic Central Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on John Marshall, who comes in off a win.
If John Marshall beats Catholic Central with five goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. John Marshall blew past Heartland Christian 5-1 on Saturday. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit Heartland Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lucas Gallego (2),
Austin Bumgardner,
Trent Burton, and
Quinton West.
Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Wheeling Central Catholic who was credited with the victory on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 313th in Ohio, while the Maroon Knights are ranked 25th in West Virginia).
John Marshall's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for Catholic Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1.
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