Soccer Preview: Morristown vs. Providence Cristo Rey
The Morristown Yellow Jackets will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Providence Cristo Rey Wolves, where kickoff is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Morristown headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Rushville let them put that streak behind them. Morristown's defense stepped up to hand Rushville a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for the Yellow Jackets as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Providence Cristo Rey waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 8-1 victory. With Wolves ahead 5-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Seton Catholic from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Dylan Mondragon led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Morristown's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Providence Cristo Rey, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Morristown suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Providence Cristo Rey when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Morristown was down 4-0.
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