Mica Mountain hasn't had much luck against Salpointe Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will head out on the road to challenge the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
On Monday, it was close, but Mica Mountain sidestepped Walden Grove for a 2-1 win.
Colin Douglas and Blake Allen scored both of Mica Mountain's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Friday. They never let the Apaches onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lancers were the better team in the second half.
Salpointe Catholic pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those nine games. As for Mica Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
Mica Mountain came up short against Salpointe Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 2-0. Can Mica Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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