The Mater Dei Knights will square off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Mater Dei's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Belleville West on Wednesday. They came up short against the Maroons, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Maroons are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Panthers.
Civic Memorial hit Jersey with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tyler Wilson (2),
Nathan Taylor, and
Ty Books.
Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 9-5-6. As for Civic Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Mater Dei suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Civic Memorial when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Mater Dei have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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