Soccer Preview: Scotus vs. Kearney Catholic
After four games on the road, Scotus is heading back home. They will take on the Kearney Catholic Stars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Scotus is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 goals per game this season.
Scotus put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Northwest a 3-0 shutout.
Scotus was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Isabella (Izzie) Kadavy and
Tanner Schultz, who scored all three of Scotus' goals. The pair have combined for a total of ten so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Kearney Catholic was not quite North Platte's equal in the second half on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 3-0 walloping at the hands of the Bulldogs. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Kearney Catholic in their matchups with North Platte: they've now lost three in a row.
Scotus has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Kearney Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went Scotus' way against Kearney Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Scotus made off with a 6-3 win. In that game, Scotus amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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