The Brother Rice Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the St. John's Jesuit Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brother Rice's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Central Catholic. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 81st in Michigan, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 295th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. John's Jesuit put another one in the bag on Sunday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Walsh Jesuit out 3-2. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Titans' Ben Rashid and Jaxon Babiuch and the Warriors' Brady Catanzarite were all carded.
Brother Rice's win bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for St. John's Jesuit, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Brother Rice came up short against St. John's Jesuit in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Brother Rice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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