Soccer Game Preview: Villa Angela-St. Joseph vs. Lake Catholic

The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings will face off against the Lake Catholic Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

If Villa Angela-St. Joseph beats Lake Catholic with six goals on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Vikings blew past Crestwood 6-1 on Thursday. Considering Villa Angela-St. Joseph have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

They hit Crestwood with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Tahji Dowd (2), Mykaela Fabo (2), and Natalie Eppich (2).

Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Lake Catholic was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They came up short against Laurel, falling 3-0.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Lake Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's still a better percentage than their 1-10-3 record this season.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Lake Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.