The Elyria Catholic Panthers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Open Door Christian Patriots at 1:00 p.m. Elyria Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Elyria Catholic had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Madison Comprehensive put an end to it on Thursday. Elyria Catholic came up short against Madison Comprehensive, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Rams are ranked 28th).
Elyria Catholic's goal came courtesy of
Cole Varndell, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Open Door Christian was forced to settle for a draw. They and Kirtland finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
Elyria Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. Open Door Christian's draw gives them a new season record of 4-2-1.
Everything went Elyria Catholic's way against Open Door Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Elyria Catholic made off with a 4-0 win. Does Elyria Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Open Door Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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