The Sacred Heart Academy Irish will challenge the Northern Michigan Christian Comets at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sacred Heart Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Oscoda. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sacred Heart Academy.
Meanwhile, Northern Michigan Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cougars. Give Northern Michigan Christian's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Northern Michigan Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matches. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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