The Civic Memorial Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Mater Dei Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Civic Memorial managed to keep up with Triad until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Eagles lost 4-0 to the Knights. Civic Memorial's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Southwestern kept up with Mater Dei until halftime on Wednesday, but afterwards: not so much. The Knights blew past the Piasa Birds 4-1. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Mater Dei's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Maryn Beckmann and Mariah Benhoff scored all four of Mater Dei's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Civic Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Mater Dei, with the win, they broke their nine-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-11.
Civic Memorial took their victory against Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team 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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