The Paraclete Spirits will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against the St. Paul Swordsmen at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Paraclete fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Bishop Montgomery on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 5-4.
Meanwhile, St. Paul had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Verbum Dei Jesuit a 6-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Swordsmen's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Paraclete now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Paul, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7-1.
Paraclete beat St. Paul by a goal when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 1-0. Will Paraclete repeat their success, or does St. Paul have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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