Soccer Preview: St. Joseph-Ogden vs. St. Thomas More
The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will head out on the road to take on the St. Thomas More Sabers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph-Ogden knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past five games -- so hopefully St. Thomas More likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, St. Joseph-Ogden made easy work of Tolono Unity and carried off an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 11 matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More lost 6-1 to Oakwood/Catlin on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Sabers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Comets are ranked 128th).
St. Joseph-Ogden's victory bumped their record up to 12-2-1. As for St. Thomas More, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4-2.
St. Joseph-Ogden took their win against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph-Ogden 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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