The Minerva Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Hiland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Minerva took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Carrollton a 2-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for Minerva in their matchups with Carrollton: they've now won seven in a row.
Noah Morckel and Jeremiah Boone scored both of Minerva's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Hiland hadn't beaten Cardinal Mooney on the road since October 8, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them on Saturday. The Hawks came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that Hiland have won by exactly two goals.
Hiland's win bumped their record up to 10-2-2. As for Minerva, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-9-3.
Minerva suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Hiland in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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