The Benedictine Cadets will challenge the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Benedictine was handed a three-goal defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out South Effingham 3-2. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Benedictine were the better team in the second half.
Mills Hollis and Ben Harvey scored all three of Benedictine's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic won against Decatur on Monday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. The Golden Lions won by a goal and slipped past Druid Hills 3-2.
Benedictine is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those nine matchups. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
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