The Willow Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Catholic Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Willow is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Willow will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against East St. John on Saturday. The Lions' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats an 8-0 shutout. Given Willow's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while East St. John are ranked 129th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Catholic was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against Brother Martin, falling 3-0. Catholic's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Willow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matches. As for Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
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