Soccer Game Preview: Providence Catholic vs. Saint Ignatius College Prep

Celtics

Goals

05/06/25 vs Joliet Catholic	5
04/30/25 vs Resurrection	2
04/29/25 vs Rosary	3
04/26/25 @ Sacred Heart-Griffin	2
+ 13 more games

Providence Catholic is 0-8 against Saint Ignatius College Prep since April of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Celtics will take on the Wolfpack at 6:30 p.m. Providence Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.

Saint Ignatius College Prep will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Providence Catholic extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Celtics never let Joliet Catholic get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Give Providence Catholic's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

They hit Joliet Catholic with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Lydia Arrigoni (2), Gabriella Savarino, Maggie Wolniakowski, and Alyssa Thulin.

Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Saint Ignatius College Prep was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of Whitney Young by a score of 1-0. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Saint Ignatius College Prep couldn't quite close it out.

Providence Catholic's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-0-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those eight games. As for Saint Ignatius College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7-1.

Providence Catholic might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Saint Ignatius College Prep in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Celtics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.