The Althoff Catholic Crusaders and the Triad Knights are set to duel on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Althoff Catholic comes in on 11 and Triad on four.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Carbondale onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won 12 games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Carbondale with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tyler Pollock,
Jack Sorgea,
Luke Smith, and
Nate Pitre.
Meanwhile, Triad won against Salem last Tuesday with one goal and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Saturday. Triad skirted past Mascoutah 1-0. The Knights' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Althoff Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Triad, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6-1.
Althoff Catholic skirted past Triad 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Althoff Catholic since the squad 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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