The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders will head out to challenge the Minerva Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Canton Central Catholic's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Canton Central Catholic turned things around against Manchester on Saturday. They and the Panthers finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Canton Central Catholic's first draw of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of Alex Winkhart, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Minerva fell victim to Hiland and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Minerva can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 506th, while Hiland are ranked 93rd).
With that draw, Canton Central Catholic's record moves to 6-7-1. As for Minerva, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-3.
Everything went Canton Central Catholic's way against Minerva when the teams last played back in August of 2024, as Canton Central Catholic made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders 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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