The Breese Central Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Roxana Shells at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Breese Central fell victim to Father McGivney Catholic and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Griffins, falling 9-0. Breese Central have struggled against Father McGivney Catholic recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Breese Central was without their leading scorer, Neve Herley, in Wednesday's matchup. With Herley sidelined, Paige Kapp got her first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Roxana managed to keep up with Marquette Catholic until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Shells lost 6-1 to the Explorers. While losing is never fun, Roxana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Marquette Catholic are ranked 64th).
Roxana's goal came courtesy of Gianna Stassi, who's now up to 13 this season.
Roxana's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Breese Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Breese Central beat Roxana 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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