Game #18 - Don Lyle Field, Grove City, Pa.

#4 Franciscan (7-6-4 | 5-2-4 PAC) vs. #1 Grove City (11-2-5 | 8-1-2 PAC)

Wednesday, November 4th, 8 PM

The Latest

- Last Saturday, the Barons were victorious in its first playoff game in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) tournament. While battling against the 5th seed, Hiram, Franciscan won by a score of 3-1.

- During the regular season, the Barons tied with the Terriers by a score of 1-1 at their last battle. However, Franciscan continues to show its skill and the work the team has done throughout the season and claimed its victory.

- In the first half of the game, neither team scored a goal, the Barons started the second half by scoring three in a row, followed by one Hiram goal.

Watching out for the Wolverines

- The Grove City Wolverines, being the 1st seed in the conference, only lost two games overall and one conference game this season. 

- Last Wednesday while hosting Geneva, the Wolverines had a tie of 0-0 with its opponent.

- This season, Noah Gray leads his team by scoring 32 total points. His teammate, Ryan Merrick, follows with 17.

- Staying strong in all areas, Gray also leads with five game-winning goals this season, followed by Merrick's two.

Rising Through the Ranks

- During the battle against the Terriers, Andrew Goduti started the goal-scoring streak with two goals. The first goal was assisted by Michael Peppiatt, while the second one was assisted by Anthony Venditti.

- Soon after assisting Goduti, Venditti made his penalty kick to score a third goal for the Barons. In the past five games that the Barons won, the two have both led by either scoring goals or assisting their teammates.

- After this game, the goalie Aiden Miller has recorded a total of 89 saves this season, including seven from the past game.

Special Notes

- Since 2007, Franciscan has played 13 games against Grove City, winning three, losing nine, and tying one. The two teams' last matchup was this season, where they had a tie.

- During the battle against the Wolverines, Noah Haggerty and Venditti saved the Barons from a loss by each scoring a goal, resulting in a draw. Venditti's goal was a penalty kick, while Haggerty's goal was assisted by George Philipps.

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