The Chicago Christian Knights will face off against the Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Bunnies at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Chicago Christian really get things going. Chicago Christian's defense stepped up to hand Bishop McNamara a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Knights needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
They hit Bishop McNamara with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Garret Murphy (2),
Crew Maloni (2), and
Matt VantLand.
Meanwhile, Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley came tearing into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 9-0 win. The Bunnies' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
Chicago Christian now has a winning record of 6-5-2. As for Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1.
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