Soccer Preview: Wheeler vs. Marquette Catholic
The Wheeler Bearcats will square off against the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wheeler is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Wheeler finally turned things around against Boone Grove last Saturday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result was nothing new for the Bearcats as the squad haven't won a game since September 11th.
Their goal came courtesy of
Leo Vega, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic's and DeMotte Christian's matchup on Saturday was close at halftime, but Marquette Catholic turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Marquette Catholic's defense stepped up to hand DeMotte Christian a 3-0 shutout. The result kept the Blazers happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 17th.
Wheeler's draw gives them a new season record of 6-5-2. As for Marquette Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.
Everything went Wheeler's way against Marquette Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Wheeler made off with an 8-2 victory. In that game, Wheeler amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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