Soccer Preview: Brother Rice vs. St. Rita
The Brother Rice Crusaders will be playing at home against the St. Rita Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Rita took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brother Rice, who comes in off a win.
St. Rita is hoping to do what Marmion couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Brother Rice's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Brother Rice came out on top in a nail-biter against Marmion , sneaking past 1-0.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, St. Rita was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to Providence Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Celtics are ranked 182nd).
Brother Rice's victory bumped their record up to 11-3-2. As for St. Rita, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Brother Rice beat St. Rita 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Brother Rice repeat their success, or does St. Rita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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