The Elyria Catholic Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Benedictine Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Elyria Catholic and 14 for Benedictine.
Elyria Catholic managed to slip by Padua Franciscan the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Panthers lost 4-0 to the Bruins two weeks ago. The matchup was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for Elyria Catholic it sure didn't stay that way.
Meanwhile, Benedictine managed to keep up with Chardon until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Bengals came up short against the Hilltoppers, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, Benedictine can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 500th, while Chardon are ranked 106th).
Elyria Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-11-2. As for Benedictine, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14-1.
Everything went Elyria Catholic's way against Benedictine in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, as Elyria Catholic made off with a 5-0 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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