The Ursuline Fighting Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Crestview Rebels at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Ursuline is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Beaver Local on Wednesday. They lost 4-0 to the Beavers. While losing is never fun, Ursuline can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while Beaver Local are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Crestview's matchup on Wednesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Brookfield 4-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Crestview needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
They hit Brookfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Isabella Novak (2), Sydney Wellman, and Shelby Wellman.
Ursuline has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Crestview, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8-3.
Ursuline beat Crestview by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, winning 1-0. Will the Fighting Irish repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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