The Roxana Shells will venture away from home to face off against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Roxana's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Roxana's offense. They lost 6-0 to Columbia on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Roxana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Columbia are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic kept a clean sheet against Mehlville on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 5-0. The result was nothing new for Gibault Catholic, who have now won six contests by four goals or more so far this season.
They hit Mehlville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Karmon Grohmann (2), Emily Richardson (2), and Aubry Thomas.
The victory made it two in a row for Gibault Catholic and bumps their season record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those two matchups. As for Roxana, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Roxana suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Gibault Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Shells avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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