The Freeport Pretzels will head out on the road to face off against the Boylan Catholic Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Freeport took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rockford East a 3-0 shutout.
Natalie Namio and
Marijose Avila scored all three of Freeport's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Boylan Catholic waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 3-0 victory. Give Boylan Catholic's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Freeport's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Boylan Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-2 record this season.
Freeport came up short against Boylan Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Freeport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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