Illiana Christian has been away from home for four games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 6:30 p.m. Illiana Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
On Monday, Illiana Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Portage, taking the game 3-1. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Indians are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Michael Zylstra scored all three of Illiana Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Marquette Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hammond Bishop Noll. The defeat continues a trend for the Blazers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.
Illiana Christian pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Marquette Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything went Illiana Christian's way against Marquette Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Illiana Christian made off with a 9-0 win. Does Illiana Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marquette Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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