Soccer Preview: Benet Academy vs. Joliet Catholic
Benet Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Benet Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: New Trier, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Benet Academy was ranked 18th). Benet Academy fell just short of New Trier by a score of 1-0 on Monday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Benet Academy has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, Joliet Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Providence Catholic. While losing is never fun, Joliet Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while Providence Catholic is ranked 145th).
Benet Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3-1. As for Joliet Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Everything went Benet Academy's way against Joliet Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Benet Academy made off with a 7-0 win. Will Benet Academy repeat their success, or does Joliet Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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