The Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Maize South Mavericks on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Trinity Academy, who was ranked 15th at the time (Kapaun Mt. Carmel was ranked 21st). The Crusaders came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for Kapaun Mt. Carmel in their matchups with Trinity Academy: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Maize South entered their tilt with Haysville Campus on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Colts an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Maize South, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Maize South's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those five games. As for Kapaun Mt. Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against Maize South in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Mavericks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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