On Thursday Catholic Central will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions at 5:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Catholic Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Madison out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Irish were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Christian Academy entered their matchup against Yellow Springs on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Emmanuel Christian Academy fell just short of Yellow Springs by a score of 2-1.
Catholic Central's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-4-1. As for Emmanuel Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Catholic Central skirted past Emmanuel Christian Academy 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Central since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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