The Crete-Monee Warriors and the Marian Catholic Spartans are set to duel on Wednesday. Crete-Monee will be strutting in after a victory while Marian Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Crete-Monee finally turned things around against Rich Township on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raptors a 2-0 shutout.
Jhonaiker Bustamante and
Wisner Merilien scored both of Crete-Monee's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Marian Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Benet Academy, falling 8-2. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Redwings are ranked 32nd).
Crete-Monee's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12-1. As for Marian Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8-1.
Crete-Monee skirted past Marian Catholic 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crete-Monee 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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