The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins will take on the Triad Knights at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Father McGivney Catholic sitting on three straight victories and Triad on five.
If Father McGivney Catholic beats Triad with three goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Griffins came out on top against Collinsville by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Father McGivney Catholic's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Collinsville are ranked 122nd).
Father McGivney Catholic hit Collinsville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sofia Rossetto, Layla Tobin, and Natalie Beck.
Meanwhile, Triad kept a clean sheet against Collinsville on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Kahoks. Give Triad's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Father McGivney Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those nine games. As for Triad, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
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