The Barnstable Red Hawks are on the road again on Wednesday to play the St. John Paul II Lions at 3:30 p.m.
Barnstable's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Martha's Vineyard Regional. Given the Red Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Vineyarders are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, neither St. John Paul II nor Dennis-Yarmouth Regional could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
St. John Paul II's goal came courtesy of
Greg Codjoe, who's now up to 13 this season.
Barnstable is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. With that draw, St. John Paul II's record moves to 6-5-4.
Barnstable came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John Paul II when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barnstable since the team 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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