Central Catholic hasn't had much luck against St. John's Jesuit recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Central Catholic Fighting Irish will be staying on the road to face off against the St. John's Jesuit Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Last Monday, Central Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Otsego. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Knights are ranked 514th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday St. John's Jesuit sidestepped Anthony Wayne for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
They hit Anthony Wayne with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Walid Abdelwahed,
Adam Kashk, and Kashk.
Central Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. As for St. John's Jesuit, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-3 record this season.
Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from St. John's Jesuit in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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