Soccer Preview: De La Salle vs. Chicago Mt. Carmel
De La Salle is 0-6-1 against Chicago Mt. Carmel since September of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The De La Salle Meteors are taking a road trip to challenge the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan at 6:00 p.m. De La Salle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
De La Salle is headed into the contest having not lost since August 31 and will look to keep things rolling. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over St. Francis on Tuesday. The Meteors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by three goals or more this season.
They hit St. Francis with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mario Ramirez (3),
Alex Panduro, and
Fernando Orozco.
Meanwhile, Chicago Mt. Carmel had just enough and edged Saint Ignatius College Prep out 3-2 on Monday. Given the Caravan's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
De La Salle's win bumped their record up to 19-1-1. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
