The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins will face off against the Waterloo Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Father McGivney Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Waterloo will be coming in after a loss.
Father McGivney Catholic will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Triad, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Father McGivney Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Triad a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Griffins have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Spencer Martin, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Waterloo fell victim to Granite City and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Warriors are ranked 49th).
The victory was the third in a row for Father McGivney Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 3-0. As for Waterloo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1-1.
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