The Murphysboro Red Devils will take on the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Murphysboro is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
Murphysboro's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden as they made off with a 9-0 win. Murphysboro's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight games.
Despite a strong season so far, Gibault Catholic has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against Columbia on Wednesday, falling 8-1. The match was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for Gibault Catholic it sure didn't stay that way.
Their goal came courtesy of Emily Richardson, who's now up to 19 this season.
Murphysboro pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six contests. As for Gibault Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5-1.
Murphysboro beat Gibault Catholic 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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