The Catholic Central Crusaders will face off against the John Marshall Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Wheeling Central Catholic who was credited with the victory on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 313th in Ohio, while the Maroon Knights are ranked 25th in West Virginia).
If John Marshall beats Catholic Central with five goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. John Marshall put the hurt on Heartland Christian with a sharp 5-1 win on Saturday. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit Heartland Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lucas Gallego (2),
Austin Bumgardner,
Trent Burton, and
Quinton West.
Catholic Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for John Marshall, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
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