Soccer Game Preview: Louisville Collegiate vs. St. Xavier

Louisville Collegiate is 2-8 against St. Xavier since October of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Amazons & Titans are taking a road trip to challenge the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Louisville Collegiate's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last 11 contests.

Louisville Collegiate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Male, who was ranked 17th at the time (Louisville Collegiate was ranked third). The Amazons & Titans' defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering Louisville Collegiate have won 16 matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

They hit Male with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Zane Spitler, Max Shelley, Carter Sipes, and Neal Wantye.

Meanwhile, St. Xavier entered their match against Henry Clay last Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Tigers fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 2-1.

St. Xavier's defeat dropped their record down to 14-2-3. As for Louisville Collegiate, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.

Louisville Collegiate suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Amazons & Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.