Soccer Preview: Freeburg vs. Gibault Catholic
The Freeburg Midgets will head out on the road to square off against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Freeburg has four straight victories, Gibault Catholic has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Freeburg's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Collinsville by a score of 2-0. Give Freeburg's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Gibault Catholic's offense. They suffered a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Marquette Catholic on Monday. While losing is never fun, Gibault Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Marquette Catholic is ranked 105th).
Freeburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Gibault Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Freeburg's way against Gibault Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Freeburg made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freeburg since the squad 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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