Sacred Heart of Jesus has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Madison Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sacred Heart of Jesus' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Lakeland Preparatory.
Meanwhile, Madison entered their tilt with McKenzie with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Rebels on Thursday as they made off with a 3-0 win. Given Madison's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while McKenzie is ranked 196th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jossemar Marcos and
Ammar Nasr scored all three of Madison's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Sacred Heart of Jesus' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for Madison, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season.
Sacred Heart of Jesus suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Madison when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Sacred Heart of Jesus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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