The Mater Dei Knights will head out to take on the Wesclin Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mater Dei's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Wednesday, Mater Dei came up short against Highland and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Mater Dei can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Highland are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Wesclin was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They came up short against Gibault Catholic, falling 9-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Wesclin were already down 6-1.
Their goal came courtesy of Nevaeh Quitmeyer, who's now up to 12 this season.
Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Wesclin, they dropped their record down to 4-3-2 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Mater Dei's way against Wesclin in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Mater Dei made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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