The Providence Catholic Celtics will face off against the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Providence Catholic is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering De La Salle just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Celtics happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 28th.
Their goal came courtesy of
Jimmy Piko, who's now up to 17 this season.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Park fell victim to Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Meteors, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Meteors are ranked 112th).
With that draw, Providence Catholic's record moves to 11-5-3. As for Evergreen Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Providence Catholic took their win against Evergreen Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. Will Providence Catholic repeat their success, or does Evergreen Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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