Benedictine and Holy Name are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The Benedictine Bengals will challenge the Holy Name Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Holy Name will have to contend with a Benedictine team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since August 17. Benedictine took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harvey on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, Holy Name came up short against Elyria Catholic on Tuesday, falling 6-2. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Green Wave were already down 5-1.
Chase Jozity and
Ethan Kohut scored both of Holy Name's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Benedictine's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-6. As for Holy Name, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-11-2 record this season.
Everything went Benedictine's way against Holy Name in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, as Benedictine made off with a 10-0 win. Will Benedictine repeat their success, or does Holy Name have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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