The Woodcrest Christian Royals will square off against the Ontario Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Ontario Christian is hoping to do what Aquinas couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Woodcrest Christian's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Woodcrest Christian never let Aquinas onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The Royals' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Jeremiah Ivascu, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Ontario Christian's game on Tuesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Arrowhead Christian out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Woodcrest Christian pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Ontario Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-3-3 record this season.
Woodcrest Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Ontario Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 4-2. Will Woodcrest Christian repeat their success, or does Ontario Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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