The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will face off against the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph-Ogden is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
St. Joseph-Ogden will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Bloomington Central Catholic, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. St. Joseph-Ogden's defense stepped up to hand Bloomington Central Catholic a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 14 games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rantoul's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 2-0 win over First Baptist Christian. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Knights are ranked 172nd).
Justin Fernandez and
Joel Aparicio scored both of Rantoul's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
St. Joseph-Ogden pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Rantoul, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7-3.
St. Joseph-Ogden beat Rantoul by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph-Ogden since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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