The St. Francis Spartans will venture away from home to take on the IC Catholic Prep Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. IC Catholic Prep took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Francis, who comes in off a win.
IC Catholic Prep better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if St. Francis' game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when St. Francis really gets things going. Everything went the Spartans' way against Mother McAuley as they made off with an 8-3 win. St. Francis haven't had any issues with Mother McAuley recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 2-2 at halftime, IC Catholic Prep was not quite De La Salle's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They came up short against the Meteors, falling 8-3. IC Catholic Prep have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
They hit De La Salle with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Lucy Lee, Graziella Narcisi, and Sam Castillo.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three contests. As for IC Catholic Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
St. Francis beat IC Catholic Prep 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad 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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