Nazareth Academy and Marist are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Nazareth Academy Roadrunners will head out on the road to square off against the Marist RedHawks at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Nazareth Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Wauconda with a sharp 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for Nazareth Academy, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Nikolette Weiss and
Olivia Austin, who scored all three of Nazareth Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 20 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Marist entered their tilt with Oak Forest with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Bengals on Monday as they made off with a 6-0 victory. Considering Marist has won four contests by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Nazareth Academy now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Marist, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Nazareth Academy beat Marist by a goal in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nazareth Academy 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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