Soccer Game Preview: Althoff Catholic vs. Mater Dei

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05/05/25 - Home	7-0 W
04/30/24 - Away	3-0 W
05/02/23 - Home	6-0 W
05/03/22 - Away	3-0 W
04/28/21 - Home	5-0 W
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Althoff Catholic is a perfect 9-0 against Mater Dei since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Crusaders will square off against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Althoff Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four matchups.

Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Breese Central a 5-0 shutout. Give Althoff Catholic's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

They hit Breese Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Izzy Dalke (3), Gabby Orlet, and Sam Patton.

Meanwhile, Mater Dei managed to keep up with Civic Memorial until halftime last Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Knights came up short against the Eagles, falling 5-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Mater Dei's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Althoff Catholic pushed their record up to 15-6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four games. As for Mater Dei, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.

Everything went Althoff Catholic's way against Mater Dei in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Althoff Catholic made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.