The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will face off against the Marian Catholic Spartans at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Homewood-Flossmoor fell victim to Stagg and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 1-0. Homewood-Flossmoor have struggled against Stagg recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Marian Catholic and Saint Viator meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Spartans lost 8-0 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, Marian Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 365th, while Saint Viator are ranked 49th).
Marian Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-2.
Homewood-Flossmoor took their victory against Marian Catholic in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 7-1 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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