Soccer Preview: Loyola Academy vs. Taft
Loyola Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Taft Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Loyola Academy managed to keep up with Brother Rice until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Loyola Academy came up short against Brother Rice, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Ramblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Crusaders are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Taft entered their match against Lane Tech on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Taft fell 2-0 to Lane Tech. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Loyola Academy's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-6-2. As for Taft, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-7-2 record.
Everything went Loyola Academy's way against Taft in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Loyola Academy made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Loyola Academy 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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