The Maryville Christian Lions will head out to take on the Staunton Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Maryville Christian's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Althoff Catholic on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Crusaders are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Staunton who was credited with the win on Thursday. Staunton got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Roxana's three. The Bulldogs' winning goal came courtesy of Ty Simpson.
This is the second loss in a row for Maryville Christian and nudges their season record down to 9-6-1. As for Staunton, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Maryville Christian beat Staunton 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maryville Christian 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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