Althoff Catholic's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Maryville Christian Lions. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Lions are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luke Smith and
Jack Sorgea scored all three of Althoff Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Maryville Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3-1.
Althoff Catholic will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against O'Fallon at 7:00 p.m. O'Fallon will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Althoff Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Maryville Christian, they will take on Jersey at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Maryville Christian is facing Jersey at the right time seeing as Jersey is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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