The Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers will challenge the Chicago Academy Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Joliet Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They fell just short of Marian Catholic by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Spartans are ranked 109th).
Adan Verdin and
Diego Rios scored all three of Joliet Catholic's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Chicago Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Marine Leadership Academy by a score of 2-1.
Joliet Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-4-2 record this season. As for Chicago Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
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