The Mater Dei Knights will square off against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Gibault Catholic onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly six goals.
Their offense was hitting Gibault Catholic from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Reid Innes led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Father McGivney Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Lions. The result was nothing new for the Griffins, who have now won 11 games by three goals or more so far this season.
The win made it two in a row for Mater Dei and bumps their season record up to 11-6-6. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4-2.
Mater Dei skirted past Father McGivney Catholic 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei 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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