The Episcopal Knights will face off against the Northshore Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Episcopal's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Northshore's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Episcopal is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Archbishop Hannan just ended the team's 11-match winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Hawks. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly Episcopal struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northshore, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ponchatoula a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given Northshore's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Ponchatoula are ranked 66th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northshore's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-6-2. As for Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 12-2.
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