The Marist RedHawks will head out on the road to square off against the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marist's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Marist is coming in off a tense matchup against Mother McAuley in which neither team made it on the board. After two halves, both teams settled for a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten goals the game before, Blue Island Eisenhower was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to Lemont. While losing is never fun, Blue Island Eisenhower can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Lemont is ranked 61st).
With that draw, Marist's record moves to 9-8-3. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Marist came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Island Eisenhower when the teams last played back in May of 2019, sneaking past 3-2. Will Marist repeat their success, or does Blue Island Eisenhower have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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