The Hackett Catholic Prep Fighting Irish will venture away from home to take on the Black River Rats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hackett Catholic Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hopkins a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Black River made sure to put some goals up on the board against Grand River Prep on Tuesday. They blew past Grand River Prep 8-0. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Black River's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Hackett Catholic Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four matchups. As for Black River, the win got them back to even at 1-1-1.
Hackett Catholic Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Black River in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the team 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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