Mount Michael Benedictine is 8-1 against Roncalli Catholic since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mount Michael Benedictine Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride at 7:00 p.m. Mount Michael Benedictine is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Mount Michael Benedictine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: South Sioux City, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Mount Michael Benedictine was ranked 16th). Mount Michael Benedictine fell just short of South Sioux City by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Mount Michael Benedictine couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Roncalli Catholic waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Chieftains. Roncalli Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Will Preston and
Alex Miller, who scored all four of Roncalli Catholic's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
Mount Michael Benedictine's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Roncalli Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Mount Michael Benedictine was able to grind out a solid victory over Roncalli Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Michael Benedictine since the team 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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