Soccer Preview: Evansville Mater Dei vs. Gibson Southern
Evansville Mater Dei is 8-2 against Gibson Southern since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Gibson Southern Titans at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Evansville Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Mt. Vernon onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Given Evansville Mater Dei's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Mt. Vernon is ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern waltzed into their match on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Alices 5-0. The Titans' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matchups.
Evansville Mater Dei's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Gibson Southern, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Evansville Mater Dei was able to grind out a solid win over Gibson Southern in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evansville 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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