The Niles Notre Dame Dons will venture away from home to challenge the Marist RedHawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Niles Notre Dame had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the five-goal drubbing they dealt Joliet Catholic on Saturday. The Dons never let the Hilltoppers get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. Niles Notre Dame's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marist). They blew past Shepard 5-2 on Monday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-1.
Marist hit Shepard with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ozwald Roman (2), Aidan Mannion, Trinton Falls, and Darren Bridges.
Niles Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five contests. As for Marist, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Niles Notre Dame beat Marist 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dons since the squad 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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