The Elyria Catholic Panthers will challenge the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Elyria Catholic is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on Tuesday. Elyria Catholic took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy.
Elyria Catholic's goal came courtesy of
Cole Varndell, who's now up to 16 this season.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 6-0 to Canfield. That's two games in a row now that the Fighting Irish have lost by exactly six goals.
Elyria Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Elyria Catholic took their win against St. Vincent-St. Mary when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elyria Catholic 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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