The Nazareth Academy Roadrunners are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Nazareth Academy managed to keep up with Lincoln-Way Central until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Nazareth Academy lost 4-1 to Lincoln-Way Central. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Knights are ranked 24th).
Nazareth Academy's goal came courtesy of
Jacob Sanchez, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Joliet Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Lisle on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Nazareth Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-1 record this season. As for Joliet Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-2.
Nazareth Academy took their win against Joliet Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nazareth Academy 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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