The Elyria Catholic Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Fairview Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Elyria Catholic's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Benedictine. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three matches by four goals or more so far this season.
They hit Benedictine with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Cole Varndell (2),
Jordan Ramos, and
Brayden VanDyke.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairview). They blew past Trinity 8-0 on Tuesday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Trojans are ranked 487th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Elyria Catholic and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Fairview, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Elyria Catholic came up short against Fairview when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 6-4. Can Elyria Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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