Loyola Academy is 1-7-1 against New Trier since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Loyola Academy Ramblers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Trier Trevians at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Loyola Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Grayslake Central and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Ramblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Rams are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, New Trier kept a clean sheet against Libertyville on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Wildcats. Even though the Trevians got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Cole Driscoll was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Noah Capocchi was the driving force of New Trier's attack as he scored both of New Trier's goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Loyola Academy and nudges their season record down to 0-2-1. As for New Trier, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Loyola Academy came up short against New Trier in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Loyola Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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