Carroll is 7-0 against Fairmont since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Carroll Patriots will square off against the Fairmont Firebirds at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carroll's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bishop Fenwick with a sharp 3-0 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Falcons are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Derek O'Bleness and
Noah Haggerty scored all three of Carroll's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Fairmont entered their tilt with Springfield on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Wildcats 7-0.
Carroll pushed their record up to 12-1-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Fairmont, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
Carroll came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairmont in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll 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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