The Benet Academy Redwings will take on the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Benet Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Benet Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Lyons out 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given Benet Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Lyons is ranked fourth).
Benet Academy's one-goal win came courtesy of
Ivana Vukas, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, St. Charles East's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They skirted past Naperville North 1-0.
Benet Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-2-1. As for St. Charles East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-3 record this season.
Benet Academy beat St. Charles East by a goal in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benet Academy 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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