Marian Catholic and St. Rita are an even 3-3-1 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long. The Marian Catholic Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the St. Rita Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Marian Catholic is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Benet Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Redwings, falling 8-2. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Redwings are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, St. Rita was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Andrew.
Marian Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 11-8-1. As for St. Rita, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Marian Catholic's way against St. Rita when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Marian Catholic made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marian Catholic since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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