Timberland hasn't had much luck against St. Dominic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The T-Wolves will head out to face off against the Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Timberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Orchard Farm, who was ranked 25th at the time (Timberland was ranked second). The T-Wolves never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. Timberland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by three goals or more this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when St. Dominic and Visitation Academy meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Crusaders put the hurt on the Vivettes with a sharp 3-0 victory. Three seems to be a good number for St. Dominic as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
The victory (which was Timberland's sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six contests. As for St. Dominic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Timberland suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to St. Dominic in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can the T-Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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