Soccer Preview: Gibson Southern vs. Evansville Mater Dei
Gibson Southern is 2-8 against Evansville Mater Dei since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Gibson Southern Titans are on the road again to play the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gibson Southern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Vincennes Lincoln onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The Titans' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Evansville Mater Dei's way against Mt. Vernon on Saturday as Evansville Mater Dei made off with a 9-0 win. Given Evansville Mater Dei's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Mt. Vernon is ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gibson Southern's victory bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Evansville Mater Dei, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2.
Gibson Southern came up short against Evansville Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Gibson Southern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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