The Marquette Manor Baptist Academy Minutemen will challenge the First Baptist Christian Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Marquette Manor Baptist Academy sitting on three straight victories and First Baptist Christian on six.
On Tuesday, Marquette Manor Baptist Academy beat Logos Christian Academy 4-2. Given Marquette Manor Baptist Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Logos Christian Academy are ranked 256th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marquette Manor Baptist Academy hit Logos Christian Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Daniel Ebeid (2), Andrew Scalzitti, and Avenere Sheyko.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian kept a clean sheet against Watseka on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Warriors. Considering First Baptist Christian have won three matchups by more than six goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
First Baptist Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Marquette Manor Baptist Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1-1.
Marquette Manor Baptist Academy was able to grind out a solid win over First Baptist Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, winning 3-1. Do the Minutemen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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