St. Laurence has won four straight games at home, while Aurora Central Catholic has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Vikings will host the Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Laurence's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Evergreen Park as they made off with a 3-0 win. Give St. Laurence's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central Catholic made easy work of Illinois Math & Science Academy on Tuesday and carried off a 6-0 victory. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Aurora Central Catholic's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 155th, while Illinois Math & Science Academy are ranked 334th).
Aurora Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those nine games. As for St. Laurence, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4-2.
St. Laurence came out on top in a nail-biter against Aurora Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chargers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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