The Lovett Lions will challenge the Pace Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Lovett had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Marist put an end to it on Thursday. The Lions fell just short of the War Eagles by a score of 2-1. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Lovett couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Pace Academy came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the War Eagles a 5-0 shutout. Pace Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Woodward Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Maya Reiss (2), Anna Kate Shelton, Carlin Beaver, and Abigail Young.
Pace Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those six contests. As for Lovett, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-3.
Lovett beat Pace Academy by a goal when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 4-3. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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