The Eastside Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Nathan Hale Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastside Catholic's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Nathan Hale's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Eastside Catholic will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Franklin on Monday. The Crusaders' defense stepped up to hand the Quakers a 4-0 shutout. Eastside Catholic haven't had any issues with Franklin recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Nathan Hale unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. Neither they nor Seattle Academy could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The result kept Nathan Hale happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 24th.
Eastside Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-0-2. With that draw, Nathan Hale's record moves to 4-3-3.
Eastside Catholic took their victory against Nathan Hale in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders 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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