
Fighting Irish
12/02/24 @ Resurrection Catholic | 9 |
11/07/24 vs Forrest County Agricultural | 7 |
11/12/24 @ Long Beach | 7 |
12/03/24 vs Perry Central | 7 |
12/10/24 vs North Forrest | 7 |
St. Patrick hadn't done well against Sacred Heart recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish put the hurt on the Sacred Heart Crusaders with a sharp 5-0 win. Considering the Fighting Irish have won 11 matches by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Sacred Heart with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from John Mattina (3), Payton Taylor, and Tristan Davis.
The victory (which was St. Patrick's fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-3-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four contests. As for Sacred Heart, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6-1.
St. Patrick and Sacred Heart should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. St. Patrick (ranked 12th) will meet Perry Central (ranked 129th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Patrick will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Meanwhile, Sacred Heart will square off against Resurrection Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 57 places (31 vs. 88). St. Patrick's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Sacred Heart's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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