Soccer Preview: Evansville Mater Dei vs. Gibson Southern
Evansville Mater Dei has gone 8-2 against Gibson Southern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Gibson Southern Titans, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Evansville Mater Dei who was credited with the victory on Wednesday. Evansville Mater Dei got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Jasper's three. Given Evansville Mater Dei's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Jasper is ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evansville Mater Dei's one-goal win came courtesy of
Ella Hamilton, who's now up to seven this season.
Gibson Southern is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Heritage Hills just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. The loss was the Titans' first of the season.
Evansville Mater Dei pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Gibson Southern, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
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