Preview: Mater Dei vs. Salem
Mater Dei is 9-0 against Salem since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mater Dei Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Mater Dei will be strutting in after a win while Salem will be coming in after a defeat.
Mater Dei came into Saturday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Roxana onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Saturday. The win was just what Mater Dei needed coming off of a 5-0 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, sadly, Salem is still looking for their first win of the season after five matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 3-0 walloping at the hands of Monticello on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Monticello is ranked 21st).
Mater Dei's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Mater Dei's way against Salem in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Mater Dei made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei 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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