The Village Vikings will head out to take on the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was St. Pius X who was credited with the victory last Tuesday. St. Pius X got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Village's two. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Thomas Catholic will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Saturday, then bounced right back against Concordia Lutheran on Friday. St. Thomas Catholic never let Concordia Lutheran onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Mambo Tello and Titi Labarthe scored all five of St. Thomas Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 31 goals.
St. Thomas Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three contests. As for Village, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Village skirted past St. Thomas Catholic 2-1 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Village since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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