St. Francis de Sales is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Northview is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Francis de Sales Knights will host the Northview Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
St. Francis de Sales is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Lutheran North, who was ranked 14th at the time (St. Francis de Sales was ranked 12th). St. Francis de Sales' defense stepped up to hand Lutheran North a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in August, Northview was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. Neither they nor Anthony Wayne could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
St. Francis de Sales is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-2 record this season. With that draw, Northview's record moves to 7-4-2.
St. Francis de Sales beat Northview by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2022, winning 1-0. Does St. Francis de Sales have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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