The St. Francis Gladiators will head out on the road to square off against the Leland Comets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis will be strutting in after a victory while Leland will be coming in after a defeat.
Leland will take on a team with plenty of momentum: St. Francis extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Gladiators came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Glen Lake. Given St. Francis' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Glen Lake are ranked 238th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Leland fell victim to Western Michigan Christian and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0.
Leland's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Everything went St. Francis' way against Leland when the teams last played two weeks ago, as St. Francis made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gladiators since the squad 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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