Soccer Preview: Mater Dei vs. Gibault Catholic
The Mater Dei Knights will face off against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Carlyle onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The Knights' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
They hit Carlyle with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andrew Palma (3),
Liam Driscoll,
Jacob Robert, and
Edwin Oros.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Gibault Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past Wesclin 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mater Dei's victory bumped their record up to 10-6-6. As for Gibault Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Everything went Mater Dei's way against Gibault Catholic in their previous matchup back in September, as Mater Dei made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei 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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