Soccer Game Preview: Cardinal Newman vs. Hammond

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Cardinal Newman has gone 9-1 against Hammond recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Skyhawks at 6:30 p.m. Cardinal Newman knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Hammond likes a good challenge.

Cardinal Newman's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Ben Lippen with a sharp 7-0 victory. With that win, Cardinal Newman brought their scoring average up to 2.6 goals per game.

Their offense was hitting Ben Lippen from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Chase Nelson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, Hammond's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dreher 2-1. The win continues a trend for Hammond in their matchups with Dreher: they've now won three in a row.

Cardinal Newman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five contests. As for Hammond, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Everything went Cardinal Newman's way against Hammond in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Cardinal Newman made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.