Soccer Preview: Father McGivney Catholic vs. Mater Dei
The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mater Dei Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, everything went Father McGivney Catholic's way against Maryville Christian as Father McGivney Catholic made off with a 5-2 win. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Lions are ranked 156th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Father McGivney Catholic hit Maryville Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Alec Frohnert (2),
Spencer Sundberg, and
Will Rakers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mater Dei). Their defense stepped up to hand Roxana an 8-0 shutout on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Knights with their most commanding win of the season.
Mater Dei used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Roxana. And. Hayden Melone made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Father McGivney Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 8-1-1 record this season. As for Mater Dei, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1-3.
Father McGivney Catholic beat Mater Dei 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Father McGivney Catholic since the squad 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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