Soccer Preview: Salesianum vs. St. Benedict's Prep
Salesianum is 0-4 against St. Benedict's Prep since October of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The Salesianum Sallies are on the road again to play the St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees at 5:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If St. Benedict's Prep heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Salesianum took over last week. Salesianum was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Durham Academy on Tuesday. Given the Sallies' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 14th in Delaware, while the Cavaliers are ranked 64th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Benedict's Prep put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past The Pingry School 7-2. The Gray Bees might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by five goals or more this season.
The win got Salesianum back to even at 3-3-1. As for St. Benedict's Prep, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Salesianum suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Benedict's Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Salesianum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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