The Archbishop Hoban Knights will face off against the Hathaway Brown Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Archbishop Hoban's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Chardon. The result was nothing new for Archbishop Hoban, who have now won eight matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hathaway Brown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Fighting Irish with a sharp 5-1 victory. Given Hathaway Brown's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 77th, while St. Vincent-St. Mary are ranked 201st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hathaway Brown's offense was hitting St. Vincent-St. Mary from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Hathaway Brown's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Archbishop Hoban, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1.
Archbishop Hoban beat Hathaway Brown by a goal in their previous matchup back in September, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team 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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