Oakwood/Catlin is 10-0 against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oakwood/Catlin Comets will take on the Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. Oakwood/Catlin will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Oakwood/Catlin's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Hoopeston with a sharp 4-0 win. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Hoopeston with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ethan Merritt (2),
Trevor McCall, and
Pedro Rangel V.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville). They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Schlarman on Tuesday. With the Buffaloes ahead 5-1 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Matt Darling got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 56). Darling made the most of the opportunity, putting uptwo assists. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Oakwood/Catlin pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Oakwood/Catlin took their victory against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakwood/Catlin since the team 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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