Soccer Game Preview: DePaul College Prep vs. De La Salle

The DePaul College Prep Rams will face off against the De La Salle Meteors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in DePaul College Prep's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while De La Salle has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

DePaul College Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let ITW David Speer Academy get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Give DePaul College Prep's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Meanwhile, De La Salle won against Pritzker two weeks ago with eight goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. The Meteors blew past Golder 8-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering De La Salle's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while Golder are ranked 407th).

DePaul College Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those seven matchups. As for De La Salle, the victory got them back to even at 10-10-1.