Soccer Game Preview: Kelly vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 12:14am

Soccer Preview: Kelly vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit

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The Kelly Trojans will challenge the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Kelly managed to keep up with Proviso East until halftime last Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Kelly came up short against Proviso East, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Pirates are ranked 123rd).

Meanwhile, Cristo Rey Jesuit didn't have quite enough to beat St. Laurence on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Cristeros have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Kelly's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9-1. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4-2.

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