The Maize Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles on Monday. Maize's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Bishop Carroll's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Maize is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Eisenhower, who was ranked fourth at the time (Maize was ranked 11th). The Eagles fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Maize's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Bishop Carroll hadn't done well against Saint Thomas Aquinas recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Golden Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Saints 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bishop Carroll.
Bishop Carroll's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Maize, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Maize couldn't quite get it done against Bishop Carroll when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-2. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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