Soccer Game Preview: Marist vs. St. Pius X Catholic

By Team Reports Mar 10, 2024, 1:23am

Preview: Marist vs. St. Pius X Catholic

Marist and St. Pius X Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Marist War Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Marist nor St. Pius X Catholic posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Last Thursday, Marist didn't have quite enough to beat North Atlanta and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Marist can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while North Atlanta is ranked 13th).

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for St. Pius X Catholic's offense. Their rough 5-0 loss to Oak Mountain on Friday might stick with them for a while. St. Pius X Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Marist's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

Marist suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to St. Pius X Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Marist avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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