The John Paul II Catholic Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Faith Christian Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
John Paul II Catholic can't be too worried about heading out to take on Faith Christian: they just beat Greenfield at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. The Saints' defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering John Paul II Catholic have won 13 matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Faith Christian fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top against Epiphany by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Faith Christian have won by exactly two goals.
Chris Lopez and Joseph Gibson scored both of Faith Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-13. As for John Paul II Catholic, their record is now 18-2-1.
John Paul II Catholic took their victory against Faith Christian when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the squad 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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