Soccer Preview: Cardinal Ritter College Prep vs. McCluer
Cardinal Ritter College Prep is 3-0 against McCluer since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the McCluer Comets at 4:15 p.m. Cardinal Ritter College Prep knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy goal totals in its past seven matchups -- so hopefully McCluer likes a good challenge.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Roosevelt an 8-0 shutout. Cardinal Ritter College Prep's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
They hit Roosevelt with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Essence Hardwrict-Wright (4),
Helen Tate (2), and
Alycia Davis (2).
Meanwhile, McCluer didn't get the result they wanted in their first game with Hazelwood Central on Thursday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks. McCluer has not had much luck with Hazelwood Central recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 41 goals over those five matches. As for McCluer, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against McCluer when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Cardinal Ritter College Prep repeat their success, or does McCluer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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