The Minerva Lions will square off against the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Minerva fell victim to Hiland and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Minerva can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 506th, while Hiland are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic had to endure a four-match losing streak, but that streak is no more. They and Manchester finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The result was nothing new for Canton Central Catholic as the team haven't won a game since September 13th.
Their goal came courtesy of Alex Winkhart, who's now up to eight this season.
Minerva's loss dropped their record down to 2-10-3. Canton Central Catholic's draw gives them a new season record of 6-7-1.
Minerva might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Canton Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in August of 2024. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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