Purcell Marian is on a five-game streak of home losses, Mt. Healthy a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Purcell Marian Cavaliers will welcome the Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Healthy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Purcell Marian, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Purcell Marian finally turned things around against Clark Montessori on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cougars. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Cavaliers were the better team in the second half.
They hit Clark Montessori with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Juan Perez,
Xavi Lopez, and
Jonathan Garcia Fernandez.
Meanwhile, Mt. Healthy fell victim to Middletown Christian and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 492nd, while the Eagles are ranked 145th).
Purcell Marian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7-1. As for Mt. Healthy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Purcell Marian took their win against Mt. Healthy in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. In that matchup, Purcell Marian amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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