Soccer Preview: Mater Dei vs. Civic Memorial
Mater Dei has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Civic Memorial Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Dei is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Southwestern onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Mater Dei needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over Mascoutah. Civic Memorial's winning goal came courtesy of Addie Jeffery.
Mater Dei is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Civic Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 13-7-1.
Mater Dei might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Civic Memorial in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Mater Dei avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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