The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Belleville West Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Belleville West is hoping to do what Highland couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Althoff Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Althoff Catholic blew past Highland 6-1. With the Crusaders ahead 4-1 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Belleville West entered their tilt with Granite City on Monday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 6-0 shutout. Given the Maroons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Warriors are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Althoff Catholic's victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Belleville West, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
Althoff Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Belleville West in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Althoff Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belleville West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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