The Elk County Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Redbank Valley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elk County Catholic will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Monday, then bounced right back against Coudersport on Tuesday. Elk County Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Coudersport a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Redbank Valley entered their tilt with Ridgway on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Elker 3-2. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Elker are ranked 520th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kieran Fricko and
Titus Smith scored all three of Redbank Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Elk County Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Redbank Valley, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Elk County Catholic came up short against Redbank Valley in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Elk County Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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