The Fenwick Friars will challenge the St. Laurence Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fenwick's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 11 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Fenwick is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Oak Park-River Forest on Saturday. Fenwick fell just short of Oak Park-River Forest by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Friars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Huskies are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, St. Laurence hasn't lost a match since August 31st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Hinsdale South. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Fenwick's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11-3. As for St. Laurence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-5 record this season.
Fenwick skirted past St. Laurence 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Fenwick have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Laurence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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