The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will head out to take on the Benedictine Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
St. Pius X Catholic proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a goal and slipped past Druid Hills 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but St. Pius X Catholic were the better team in the second half.
South Effingham typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Benedictine proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Mustangs.
Mills Hollis and Ben Harvey scored all three of Benedictine's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Benedictine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those nine matches. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
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