The Flanagan Falcons will face off against the Western Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Flanagan's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 7-0. The Falcons have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Western 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 Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Flying L's a 1-0 shutout.
Western's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matches. As for Flanagan, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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