Soccer Game Preview: Bishop McNamara vs. Wilmington

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Previous Games

04/08/24 - Home	5-3 W
04/10/23 - Away	9-2 W
04/11/22 - Home	2-4 L
05/07/19 - Neutral	11-0 W
04/08/19 - Home	10-0 W
+ 4 more games

Bishop McNamara has gone 8-1 against Wilmington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

On Friday, Bishop McNamara didn't have quite enough to beat Peotone and fell 2-1.

The Fightin' Irish's goal came courtesy of Lydia Nugent, which was the first she's scored this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington duked it out with Manteno on Thursday. The Wildcats never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory continues a trend for Wilmington in their matchups with Manteno: they've now won four in a row.

The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Bishop McNamara, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Bishop McNamara was able to grind out a solid victory over Wilmington in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fightin' Irish since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.