Soccer Preview: Althoff Catholic vs. Marquette Catholic
Althoff Catholic has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 7:00 p.m. Althoff Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Althoff Catholic's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Belleville East. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Lancers are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nate Pitre and
Dakarai Gray scored both of Althoff Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Marquette Catholic brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Mater Dei on Wednesday. Considering the Explorers have won nine matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Althoff Catholic's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Marquette Catholic, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-5 record.
Althoff Catholic took their victory against Marquette Catholic in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Althoff Catholic repeat their success, or does Marquette Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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