The Ursuline Fighting Irish will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Columbiana Clippers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Ursuline finally turned things around against Marlington on Monday. They skirted past the Dukes 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Fighting Irish were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Columbiana hadn't done well against United recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Columbiana came out on top in a nail-biter against United , sneaking past 3-2. The Clippers better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Annah Clemmer, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Ursuline's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9. As for Columbiana, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-2 record this season.
Ursuline took their victory against Columbiana in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ursuline 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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