Soccer Game Preview: St. Ignatius vs. Dublin Jerome

The St. Ignatius Wildcats will face off against the Dublin Jerome Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Ignatius sitting on seven straight victories and Dublin Jerome on five.

St. Ignatius is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let St. Charles get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. St. Ignatius' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matches.

Meanwhile, Dublin Jerome faced St. Xavier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Celtics were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over the Bombers. Dublin Jerome might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by three goals or more this season.

Their offense was hitting St. Xavier from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Dublin Jerome's victory bumped their record up to 14-3-5. As for St. Ignatius, their win bumped their record up to 18-0-2.

St. Ignatius beat Dublin Jerome by a goal in their previous meeting back in October, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.