Soccer Preview: Aquinas Institute vs. McQuaid Jesuit
The Aquinas Institute Little Irish will head out on the road to square off against the McQuaid Jesuit Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Aquinas Institute's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Christian Brothers Academy as Aquinas Institute made off with a 6-0 victory. The Little Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, McQuaid Jesuit came tearing into Monday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Titans. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Titans are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aquinas Institute has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for McQuaid Jesuit, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1-1.
Aquinas Institute came out on top in a nail-biter against McQuaid Jesuit when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aquinas Institute since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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