The Niles Notre Dame Dons will face off against the Benet Academy Redwings at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Niles Notre Dame headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Nazareth Academy let them put that streak behind them. The Dons' defense stepped up to hand the Roadrunners a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Niles Notre Dame as it put an end to their three-match losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benet Academy). Everything went their way against Marian Catholic on Saturday as they made off with a 9-0 win. Brian Mietus was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Benet Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Niles Notre Dame, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-6-1.
Niles Notre Dame was able to grind out a solid victory over Benet Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Dons repeat their success, or do the Redwings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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