Soccer Game Preview: Kankakee vs. Providence Catholic + How To Watch

Kankakee is 0-3 against Providence Catholic since April of 2024 but things could change on Friday. The Kays will host the Celtics at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Kankakee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Blue Island Eisenhower get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Kankakee as they're now sitting on seven straight.

They hit Blue Island Eisenhower with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alina Mkhwanazi (3), Yailen Torres, and Rachel Sanchez-Aguilar.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence Catholic). Everything went their way against Crete-Monee on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Providence Catholic's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Crete-Monee are ranked 366th).

Providence Catholic's win bumped their record up to 16-4-3. As for Kankakee, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2-1.

Kankakee came up short against Providence Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, falling 2-0. Can the Kays avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.