The Cristo Rey Cougar will head out on the road to take on the Grove City Christian Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grove City Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cristo Rey, who comes in off a win.
Cristo Rey's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Ohio School for the Deaf by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougar.
Emmanuel Leal and
Hayden Alba scored both of Cristo Rey's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Grove City Christian lost 7-1 to Thomas Worthington on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the CARDINALS are ranked 140th).
Cristo Rey now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Grove City Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Everything went Cristo Rey's way against Grove City Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Cristo Rey made off with a 6-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cristo Rey 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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