The DeMotte Christian Knights will square off against the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. DeMotte Christian is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Last Thursday, DeMotte Christian and Washington Township finished up their match with a 1-1 draw.
DeMotte Christian's goal came courtesy of
Chase Burlingham, who's now up to 17 this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marquette Catholic). Their defense stepped up to hand River Forest a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Blazers with their most commanding win of the season.
Marquette Catholic was without their leading scorer, Alex Cervantes, in Thursday's game. With Cervantes sidelined, Sean Triemstra got his first action of the season.
DeMotte Christian's draw gives them a new season record of 2-8-3. As for Marquette Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4-1 record this season.
DeMotte Christian took their win against Marquette Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Does DeMotte Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marquette Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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