Orthopaedic and USC-MAE are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Orthopaedic Vipers will square off against the USC-MAE Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Orthopaedic's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three matches, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Orthopaedic took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Downtown Magnets by a score of 25-15.
Meanwhile, USC-MAE was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Aspire Ollin by a score of 32-29.
Orthopaedic pushed their record up to 2-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.4 points per game. As for USC-MAE, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Orthopaedic ended up a good deal behind USC-MAE in their previous matchup back in January, losing 25-6. Can Orthopaedic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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