The Providence Catholic Celtics are on the road again on Saturday to play the Hinsdale South Hornets at 11:00 a.m. Providence Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Providence Catholic's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Joliet Catholic by a score of 2-0. Given Providence Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 145th, while Joliet Catholic is ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alyssa Thulin and
Gabriella Savarino scored both of Providence Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Hinsdale South was not quite Addison Trail's equal in the second half on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Blazers who were credited with the win. Addison Trail got it done in the shootout by posting one goals to Hinsdale South's zero. Hinsdale South has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Providence Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Hinsdale South, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5-2.
Providence Catholic suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Hinsdale South in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Providence Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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