The Catholic Central Crusaders will face off against the Steubenville Big Red at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Steubenville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Catholic Central, who comes in off a win.
Catholic Central headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but John Marshall let them put that streak behind them. Catholic Central won by a goal and slipped past John Marshall 4-3. The win was all the more spectacular given the Crusaders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 302nd in Ohio, while the Monarchs are ranked 57th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 goals the game before, Steubenville was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to University.
Steubenville's goal came courtesy of
Hayden Hicks, who's now up to 12 this season.
Catholic Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. As for Steubenville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3-3.
Catholic Central suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Steubenville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Catholic Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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