The St. Anne Cardinals will square off against the Herscher Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. Anne's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last five contests.
St. Anne's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Illinois Lutheran. The result was nothing new for St. Anne, who have now won ten matches by five goals or more so far this season.
They hit Illinois Lutheran with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Diego Guerrero (4), Brigham Hays (3), David Rappo, and Erick Franco.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Herscher was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Coal City by a score of 2-1. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Herscher couldn't quite close it out.
St. Anne pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those five matches. As for Herscher, their defeat ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4-2.
St. Anne might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Herscher in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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