The Althoff Catholic Crusaders are on the road again on Saturday to play the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Gibault Catholic a 3-0 shutout. Althoff Catholic's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
They hit Gibault Catholic with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ava Katsikas,
Gabby Orlet, and
Izzy Border.
Meanwhile, Father McGivney Catholic won against Maryville Christian on Saturday with seven goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Father McGivney Catholic was the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Wesclin. Given Father McGivney Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Wesclin is ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9-3 record this season. As for Father McGivney Catholic, they pushed their record up to 18-4-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Althoff Catholic skirted past Father McGivney Catholic 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Althoff Catholic 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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