The Marist RedHawks will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Lemont Lemont HS at 6:30 p.m. Marist's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Lemont heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Marist took over last week. Marist never let Thornton Fractional North onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Saturday. That's two games straight that the RedHawks have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Tommy Doherty, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Lemont had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Lemont who was credited with the win. Lemont got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to De La Salle's three.
Marist's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lemont, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Everything went Marist's way against Lemont in their previous matchup back in August of 2018 as Marist made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marist 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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