Elder was the 4-1 winner over Fairmont when they last played one another back in September of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Panthers fell just short of the Firebirds by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Denham Russell was handed one for Elder, while Fairmont got theirs courtesy of Bienvenu Niyonkuru.
Elder's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-3. As for Fairmont, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-2-1.
Looking ahead, Elder will head out on the road to face off against St. Xavier at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fairmont, they will be playing at home against Northmont at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairmont will be up against Northmont's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.1 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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