Soccer Game Preview: Mercy vs. Skutt Catholic

Monarchs

Goals

05/05/25 vs Duchesne	3
05/01/25 vs Skutt Catholic	1
04/29/25 vs Gross Catholic	5
04/16/25 vs Omaha South	3
+ 10 more games

Mercy is 0-10 against Skutt Catholic since March of 2022 but things could change on Wednesday. The Monarchs will challenge the SkyHawks at 6:30 p.m. Mercy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.

Mercy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Duchesne, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Mercy was ranked 14th). The Monarchs came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Melina Nelson had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Mercy.

Meanwhile, Skutt Catholic came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Cougars. That's two games straight that Skutt Catholic have won by just one goal.

Skutt Catholic pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those three games. As for Mercy, their record is now 12-3.