After starting their season with ten straight games on the road, Nazareth Academy is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-pitch as they take on the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nazareth Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Joliet Catholic. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Roadrunners were the better team in the second half.
Ari Hernandez and
Brendan Boyd scored both of Nazareth Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick beat Niles Notre Dame 3-1 on Wednesday.
Nazareth Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-5-1. As for St. Patrick, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Nazareth Academy might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from St. Patrick in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Nazareth Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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