The Bishop Hendricken Hawks will play host again on Friday to welcome the Xaverian Brothers Hawks, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Bishop Hendricken will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last.
Xaverian Brothers better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Bishop Hendricken really get things going. Bishop Hendricken's defense stepped up to hand Central an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Hawks have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers beat Peabody Veterans Memorial 3-1 on Wednesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Tanners are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Hendricken's victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1. As for Xaverian Brothers, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-3 record this season.
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