Soccer Preview: Althoff Catholic vs. Civic Memorial
The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Civic Memorial Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Althoff Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Litchfield. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won 11 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Litchfield with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tyler Pollock (2),
Nate Pitre (2),
Tyler Birdsong (2), and
Josh Meyer.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Mascoutah. The contest was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Eagles it sure didn't stay that way.
Althoff Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Civic Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Althoff Catholic took their win against Civic Memorial in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 8-1. In that matchup, Althoff Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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