The Kirtland Hornets will head out to face off against the Open Door Christian Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kirtland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Kirtland is headed into the game having not lost since August 20 and will look to keep things rolling. They came out on top against Perry by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
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Vince Carriero scored all three of Kirtland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Open Door Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cornerstone Christian a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Open Door Christian was the better team in the second half.
Kirtland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-1-2 record this season. As for Open Door Christian, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Kirtland was able to grind out a solid win over Open Door Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirtland 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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