The East Central Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Bishop McGuinness: they just beat McAlester at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. The Cardinals came out on top against the Buffaloes by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that East Central have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bishop McGuinness had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Owls as they made off with a 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Bishop McGuinness, who have now won nine contests by three goals or more so far this season.
The win (which was Bishop McGuinness' eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those eight games. As for East Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-3-1.
East Central beat Bishop McGuinness 3-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Irish turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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