Soccer Game Preview: Joliet Catholic vs. Morris

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Previous Games

09/04/24 - Away	1-1 T
09/05/23 - Home	1-5 L
10/03/22 - Away	3-1 W
10/04/21 - Home	5-0 W
08/28/19 - Home	6-1 W
+ 4 more games

Joliet Catholic and Morris are an even 4-4-1 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long. The Hilltoppers will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on Morris at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Joliet Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Morris will be coming in after a defeat.

Joliet Catholic was handed a four-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Plainfield South 3-2. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but Joliet Catholic were the better team in the second half.

Adan Verdin and William Powers scored all three of Joliet Catholic's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

Meanwhile, Morris was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Somonauk. That's two games in a row now that Morris has lost by exactly two goals.

The win got Joliet Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for Morris, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.