The Mater Dei Monarchs will be playing at home against the St. Augustine Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Mater Dei rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Nighthawks a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Mater Dei, who have now won 13 games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine entered their tilt with Arlington with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. St. Augustine had just enough and edged Arlington out 1-0. That's two games straight that St. Augustine has won by exactly one goal.
The victory made it two in a row for Mater Dei and bumps their season record up to 21-2-1. As for St. Augustine, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2-3 record this season.
Mater Dei came up short against St. Augustine in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, falling 2-0. Will Mater Dei have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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