The Ursuline Fighting Irish will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Marlington Dukes at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ursuline's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against John F. Kennedy Catholic on Wednesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Eagles are ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, Marlington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Minerva by a score of 4-3.
Ursuline has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season. As for Marlington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10-1.
Everything went Ursuline's way against Marlington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Ursuline made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ursuline 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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