The St. Anthony Saints are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Monica Mariners at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Anthony is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Montgomery just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1.
St. Anthony's goal came courtesy of Chima Long, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, St. Monica hadn't done well against St. Genevieve recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Mariners' defense stepped up to hand the Valiants a 1-0 shutout.
St. Anthony's loss dropped their record down to 3-9-3. As for St. Monica, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season.
St. Anthony suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to St. Monica in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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