Soccer Preview: Highland vs. Althoff Catholic
After three games on the road, Highland is heading back home. They will welcome the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Highland came up short against Mascoutah on Thursday, falling 8-1. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-0.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Griffins.
Althoff Catholic hit Father McGivney Catholic with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tyler Pollock,
Michael Roche, and
Bo Gomric.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-1. As for Althoff Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Highland suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Althoff Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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