Soccer Preview: Marmion vs. Metea Valley
The Marmion Cadets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Metea Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Marmion finally turned things around against Benet Academy on Thursday. Neither they nor the Redwings could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result was nothing new for the Cadets as the team haven't won a game since September 26th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Metea Valley). They never let DeKalb onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Tuesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Barbs are ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marmion's draw gives them a new season record of 6-8-3. As for Metea Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8-4.
Marmion came up short against Metea Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Marmion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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