Soccer Game Preview: Pius X vs. South Sioux City

The Pius X Thunderbolts will take on the South Sioux City Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pius X will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

If Pius X beats South Sioux City with one goal on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Thunderbolts who were credited with the win on Thursday. Pius X got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Mount Michael Benedictine's four. Thomas Dyer had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Pius X.

If Pius X heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when South Sioux City took over last week. The Cardinals skirted past Gretna 2-1. The victory continues a trend for South Sioux City in their matchups with Gretna: they've now won four in a row.

South Sioux City was without their leading scorer, Lazaro Hernandez, in Thursday's match. With Hernandez sidelined, the Cardinals had to make some changes to the lineup. And.

The win got South Sioux City back to even at 3-3. As for Pius X, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.