Metro-East Lutheran is 0-8 against Father McGivney Catholic since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Metro-East Lutheran Knights will be playing at home against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 4:00 p.m. Metro-East Lutheran will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while Father McGivney Catholic is ranked 67th).
Metro-East Lutheran is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to Althoff Catholic.
Meanwhile, Father McGivney Catholic put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Gibault Catholic a 7-0 shutout. Father McGivney Catholic's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their offense was hitting Gibault Catholic from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Hayden Etcheson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Metro-East Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15-2. As for Father McGivney Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-3 record this season.
Metro-East Lutheran might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Father McGivney Catholic in their previous matchup back in April. Will Metro-East Lutheran have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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