The Cross Keys Phoenix will face off against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
St. Pius X Catholic will be up against a hot Cross Keys team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Cross Keys came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against McEachern.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic kept a clean sheet against Riverwood on Monday. They skirted past the Raiders 1-0. That's two games straight that the Golden Lions have won by just one goal.
The win made it two in a row for St. Pius X Catholic and bumps their season record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two contests. As for Cross Keys, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Cross Keys came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Pius X Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Will Cross Keys repeat their success, or does St. Pius X Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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