Gross Catholic hasn't had much luck against Roncalli Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cougars will square off against the Lions at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Gross Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Skutt Catholic, who was ranked 21st at the time (Gross Catholic was ranked 20th). The Cougars took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the SkyHawks on Thursday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Gross Catholic couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Roncalli Catholic waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Knights. Give Roncalli Catholic's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Will Preston, who's now up to 23 this season.
Roncalli Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Gross Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Gross Catholic might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Roncalli Catholic when the teams last played on April 9th. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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