The Andrew Thunderbolts will face off against the St. Rita Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Andrew's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home while St. Rita has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Andrew will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Lincoln-Way West on Tuesday. Andrew walked away with a 4-2 victory over Lincoln-Way West. Given the Thunderbolts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Warriors are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrew hit Lincoln-Way West with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Adam Rutka (2),
Victor Martinez, and
Kian Delaney.
Meanwhile, St. Rita fell victim to Nazareth Academy and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Roadrunners.
Andrew has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for St. Rita, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything went Andrew's way against St. Rita in their previous meeting back in August of 2016, as Andrew made off with a 5-1 win. Does Andrew have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Rita turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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