The Minerva Lions are on the road again on Saturday to play the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Minerva's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over McKinley. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lions needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting McKinley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jeremiah Smith led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Alliance out 2-1.
Minerva now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Canton Central Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Minerva suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Canton Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Minerva avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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