The Central Catholic Fighting Irish will take on the Perkins Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Catholic's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Central Catholic took a 12-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Lake, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Fighting Irish's defense stepped up to hand the Flyers a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Central Catholic's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 497th, while Lake are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, Perkins hasn't lost a match since September 15th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Crestview. Perkins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by three goals or more this season.
Perkins is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those eight matches. Central Catholic's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-15.
Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 7-3 loss they got from Perkins in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Fighting Irish avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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