The Mater Dei Knights will take on the Civic Memorial Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mater Dei will be strutting in after a win while Civic Memorial will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Mater Dei turned things around against Southwestern on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Piasa Birds. Mater Dei's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last nine games.
Maryn Beckmann and Mariah Benhoff scored all four of Mater Dei's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial managed to keep up with Triad until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Eagles lost 4-0 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, Civic Memorial can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while Triad are ranked 28th).
Mater Dei's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Civic Memorial, they moved to 7-13 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Mater Dei might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Civic Memorial in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
