The Big Rapids Cardinals will challenge the St. Francis Gladiators at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Francis will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Big Rapids extended their winning streak to four on Wednesday. The Cardinals never let Kent City get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Big Rapids yet this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, St. Francis made sure to put some goals up on the board against Kingsley on Wednesday. They blew past the Stags 5-0. Given St. Francis' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Kingsley are ranked 295th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Big Rapids' win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for St. Francis, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Big Rapids was able to grind out a solid win over St. Francis in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, winning 4-2. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gladiators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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