The Cabot Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Catholic Rockets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cabot's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Cabot is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Bryant on Tuesday. The Panthers fell 2-0 to the Hornets. While losing is never fun, Cabot can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Bryant are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Catholic entered their tilt with Little Rock Southwest on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Gryphons get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Catholic, who have now won four contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Catholic pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matches. As for Cabot, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Cabot couldn't quite get it done against Catholic in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 3-1. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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