Soccer Preview: Nazareth Academy vs. St. Rita
The Nazareth Academy Roadrunners will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Rita Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Nazareth Academy's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Nazareth Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Benet Academy on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Redwings. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Redwings are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, St. Rita was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They came up short against Providence Catholic, falling 7-0.
Nazareth Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-2. As for St. Rita, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Nazareth Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Rita in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Will Nazareth Academy repeat their success, or does St. Rita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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