The Firestone Falcons will head out to square off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Firestone has given up an average of 3.5 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Firestone is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Buchtel on Tuesday. They came up short against the Griffins, falling 5-1.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary fell victim to North and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Vikings.
Firestone has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Firestone took their victory against St. Vincent-St. Mary in their previous meeting back in August of 2016 by a conclusive 7-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons 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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