Soccer Preview: St. Laurence vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit
The St. Laurence Vikings will face off against the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cristo Rey Jesuit took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Laurence, who comes in off a win.
St. Laurence is headed into the contest having not lost since August 31 and will look to keep things rolling. They skirted past Fenwick 2-1. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Friars are ranked 313th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Cristo Rey Jesuit was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cristo Rey St. Martin.
St. Laurence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-5 record this season. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3-2.
St. Laurence took their victory against Cristo Rey Jesuit when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 4-1. Will St. Laurence repeat their success, or does Cristo Rey Jesuit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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