The Marmion Cadets will square off against the St. Laurence Vikings at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Marmion is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Montini Catholic a 9-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Broncos are ranked 454th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marmion's offense was hitting Montini Catholic from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Patrick Fitzgerald led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, St. Laurence waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Kays. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.
Marmion now has a winning record of 4-3. As for St. Laurence, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2-1.
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