The Gibault Catholic Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Murphysboro Red Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Gibault Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Gibault Catholic and Columbia had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Hawks lost 8-1 to the Eagles on Wednesday. Gibault Catholic haven't had much luck with Columbia recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Gibault Catholic's goal came courtesy of Emily Richardson, who's now up to 19 this season.
Meanwhile, Murphysboro entered their tilt with Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden on Thursday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Murphysboro, who have now won eight matches by five goals or more so far this season.
Murphysboro pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 42 goals over those six games. As for Gibault Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5-1.
Gibault Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Murphysboro in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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