On Monday St. Ursula Academy will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Northview Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Ursula Academy will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Saturday, then bounced right back against Clay on Saturday. St. Ursula Academy's defense stepped up to hand Clay a 5-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Arrows' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Northview had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Findlay with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Trojans are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Clark and
Ashlynn McCartney scored all three of Northview's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
St. Ursula Academy now has a winning record of 3-2-2. As for Northview, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
St. Ursula Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Northview in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Ursula Academy since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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