The St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs will head out to face off against the Freedom Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mary Catholic was handed a three-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They skirted past Menasha 3-2. The victory continues a trend for St. Mary Catholic in their matchups with Menasha: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Freedom hasn't lost a match since August 28th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Waupaca. Given Freedom's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Waupaca are ranked 242nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cal Calhoon was the driving force of Freedom's attack as he scored both of Freedom's goals, bringing his season total up to 30 goals.
Freedom's victory bumped their record up to 10-1-5. As for St. Mary Catholic, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-12-2.
St. Mary Catholic took their victory against Freedom when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Zephyrs since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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