Oak Glen is 0-8 against Catholic Central since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oak Glen Golden Bears will square off against the Catholic Central Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Oak Glen took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Monroe Central an 8-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Bears considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Oak Glen used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Monroe Central. And. Hayden Lamb made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Redskins. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three games by three goals or more so far this season.
Oak Glen's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Catholic Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Oak Glen came up short against Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Oak Glen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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