The Gibault Catholic Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Murphysboro Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gibault Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Gibault Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Massac County a 9-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Gibault Catholic considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Their offense was hitting Massac County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Karmon Grohmann led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Murphysboro had just enough and edged out Mt. Carmel 1-0 on Friday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Murphysboro's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Mt. Carmel are ranked 410th).
Murphysboro's victory bumped their record up to 18-4-2. As for Gibault Catholic, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-8-2 record.
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