Soccer Preview: Althoff Catholic vs. Belleville East
The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Belleville East Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Althoff Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Belleville East will be coming in after a defeat.
Althoff Catholic is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Metro-East Lutheran with a sharp 9-0 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Althoff Catholic needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Metro-East Lutheran from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Marina Green led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Belleville East's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. It was the first time this season that they let down their fans at home.
Althoff Catholic's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9-2. As for Belleville East, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3-1.
Althoff Catholic beat Belleville East 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Althoff Catholic 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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