Murphysboro has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Murphysboro knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy goal totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Gibault Catholic likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Murphysboro gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden 8-0. Give Murphysboro's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Izzy Doerr led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. Their tough 9-1 defeat to Waterloo might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Gibault Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Waterloo is ranked 50th).
Murphysboro is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season. As for Gibault Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Murphysboro beat Gibault Catholic 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Murphysboro since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
