The Holy Cross Crusaders will head out to face off against the Old Forge Blue Devils at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Holy Cross will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Thursday, then bounced right back against Forest City on Wednesday. Holy Cross never let Forest City onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Adam Badyrka was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Old Forge hasn't lost a match since September 7th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Carbondale Area with a sharp 5-0 win. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Chargers are ranked 578th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Holy Cross back to even at 5-5-1. As for Old Forge, they pushed their record up to 8-3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Holy Cross came up short against Old Forge in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Holy Cross avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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