Catholic Central hasn't had much luck against Steubenville recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Crusaders will head out to challenge the Big Red at 4:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, Catholic Central didn't have quite enough to beat John Marshall and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, Catholic Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 344th in Ohio, while John Marshall are ranked 53rd in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Steubenville made sure to put some goals up on the board against Weir on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-4 margin over the Red Riders. Steubenville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by three goals or more this season.
Cole Bowers and Landon Bowers scored all seven of Steubenville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 42 goals.
Steubenville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those four matchups. As for Catholic Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Catholic Central suffered a grim 7-2 defeat to Steubenville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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