The Ursuline Fighting Irish will challenge the Marlington Dukes at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Ursuline took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Columbiana 7-1. Considering the Fighting Irish have won eight matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Columbiana with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gage Sedoris (3),
Luke Rowland (2), and
Anthony Tabak.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Marlington brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. Their defense stepped up to hand Minerva a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Dukes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Lions are ranked 471st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ursuline's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Marlington, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2-2.
Ursuline came up short against Marlington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Ursuline have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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