The Herscher Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Anne Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Herscher is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Coal City on Thursday. They fell just short of the Coalers by a score of 2-1. Herscher haven't had much luck with Coal City recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, St. Anne came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Chargers get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering St. Anne have won ten matches by more than four goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
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.
St. Anne's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Herscher, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4-2.
Everything went Herscher's way against St. Anne in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Herscher made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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