It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Althoff Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lemont Lemont HS a 1-0 shutout. Hayden Tell had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Crusaders.
Althoff Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 71 goals over those 20 matchups. As for Lemont, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-4-1.
Althoff Catholic and Lemont are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Althoff Catholic's road trip will continue as they head out to face De La Salle at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. De La Salle will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Althoff Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lemont, they will face off against Prairie Ridge at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Prairie Ridge will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Lemont surely won't give up without a fight.
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