Padua Franciscan's  matchup on Thursday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Their defense stepped up to hand the Alliance Aviators  a   4-0 shutout.  Garrett Nowicki was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Padua Franciscan is  on a roll lately: they've  won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2-4 record  this season. The  victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three  goals over those ten  matches. As for Alliance, they moved to 11-5-3 with that  loss, which also ended their four-match winning streak.
 Looking ahead, Padua Franciscan will challenge Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy at 4:00  p.m.  on Saturday. Alliance does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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