The Hempfield Area Spartans will head out to face off against the Central Catholic Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hempfield Area will be strutting in after a victory while Central Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Hempfield Area will head into Tuesday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Penn Hills: Hempfield Area couldn't quite topple Penn Hills on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-goal loss they took when the two last played. Hempfield Area never let Penn Hills onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The match marked the Spartans' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Plum on Thursday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Mustangs are ranked 31st).
Hempfield Area's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1.
Hempfield Area suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2020. Can Hempfield Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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