The Hiland Hawks will take on the Minerva Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Hiland's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Minerva has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Hiland's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Cardinal Mooney by a score of 2-0. Give Hiland's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Minerva played in-conference for the first time on Tuesday and got just the result they were looking for. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Carrollton. Minerva haven't had any issues with Carrollton recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Noah Morckel and Jeremiah Boone scored both of Minerva's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-9-3. As for Hiland, their win bumped their record up to 10-2-2.
Everything went Hiland's way against Minerva when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as Hiland made off with a 9-0 victory. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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