Joliet Catholic entered Wednesday’s boys soccer game against St. Patrick hoping to pull off an upset. After all, St. Patrick had been practically unstoppable since the start of East Suburban Catholic Conference play while JCA was in the bottom half of the league standings.

While the Hilltoppers deserve credit for their fight in the second half, they were unable to derail the St. Patrick train.

The Shamrocks didn’t score in the second half, but they put up four goals in the first 40 minutes to take a 4-1 victory at Joliet Catholic’s campus. St. Patrick now clinches the runner-up spot in the conference at 7-1 and 9-9 overall.

Benet’s victory over Saint Viator means they’re the 2025 conference champions while the Shamrocks are runner-up, but given that the team started out 2-5 and had a m

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