The Dublin Jerome Celtics will take on the Groveport-Madison Cruisers in a tournament on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Dublin Jerome's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Groveport-Madison has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Dublin Jerome is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: St. Ignatius, who was ranked first at the time (Dublin Jerome was ranked fourth). The Celtics fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. Jacob Dahi was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Dublin Jerome's goal came courtesy of Dylan Cavanagh, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Groveport-Madison). They put the hurt on Chillicothe with a sharp 6-1 win on Thursday. With Groveport-Madison ahead 3-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Dublin Jerome's loss dropped their record down to 9-3-5. As for Groveport-Madison, their victory bumped their record up to 3-12.
Dublin Jerome took their win against Groveport-Madison in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Celtics have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cruisers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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