St. John Paul II has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against Rising Tide at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. John Paul II's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Barnstable on Wednesday. They lost 5-0 to the Red Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Red Hawks are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Rising Tide had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Vikings a 5-0 shutout. Considering Rising Tide has won nine games by more than four goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
St. John Paul II's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-4. As for Rising Tide, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1.
Everything went St. John Paul II's way against Rising Tide when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as St. John Paul II made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John Paul II since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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