The Ignite Athletics Flames will venture away from home to take on the St. Joseph Central Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ignite Athletics proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by three) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Cross Lanes Christian get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central made easy work of Tug Valley on Thursday and carried off a 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for St. Joseph Central, who have now won eight matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Tug Valley from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Brier Wagner led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Ignite Athletics' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for St. Joseph Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-0.
Ignite Athletics beat St. Joseph Central by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flames since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
