The Nazareth Academy Roadrunners will venture away from home to take on the Lyons Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nazareth Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Nazareth Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Downers Grove North on Thursday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1.
Nazareth Academy's goal came courtesy of Daniella Berruti, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Lyons was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Oak Park-River Forest. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lyons.
Lyons' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three matchups. As for Nazareth Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6-1.
Nazareth Academy suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Lyons in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Roadrunners avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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