The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will challenge the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Petersburg Catholic will be up against a hot Clearwater Central Catholic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Clearwater Central Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Shorecrest Prep a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The Marauders' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Dillon Stoner, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Catholic fell victim to Indian Rocks Christian and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 5-0 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Eagles are ranked 46th).
This is the second loss in a row for St. Petersburg Catholic and nudges their season record down to 6-10-1. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 6-6-2.
Clearwater Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Petersburg Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will Clearwater Central Catholic repeat their success, or does St. Petersburg Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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