On Tuesday, Catholic faced Bryant in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Catholic Rockets fell just short of the Bryant Hornets by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that Catholic let down their fans at home.
Tripp Ortega and
Danny Nava did their best for Catholic and scored both of Catholic's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 15 so far this season.
Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3-3. As for Bryant, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-0-5 record this season.
Catholic didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 4-0 victory vs. Jonesboro on the 19th. As for Bryant, they will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Searcy at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Arkansas (Bryant is ranked fifth, while Searcy is ranked eighth).
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