The St. Pius X Panthers will take on the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It was a proper cat-fight when St. Pius X duked it out with St. John XXIII on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-3. St. Pius X have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Thomas Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Their defense stepped up to hand Concordia Lutheran a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. St. Thomas Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Concordia Lutheran from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Baker Day led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
St. Thomas Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those eight contests. As for St. Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
St. Pius X beat St. Thomas Catholic by a goal in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, winning 1-0. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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