Soccer Game Preview: North Shore Country Day vs. Francis W. Parker

North Shore Country Day is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Francis W. Parker a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The North Shore Country Day Raiders will look to defend their home pitch against the Francis W. Parker Colonels at 4:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

On Tuesday, North Shore Country Day didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Forest Academy and fell 2-1.

The Raiders' goal came courtesy of Reese Meyers, who's now up to four this season.

Meanwhile, Francis W. Parker didn't have quite enough to beat Latin on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Francis W. Parker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Latin are ranked 96th).

Francis W. Parker's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for North Shore Country Day, they now have a losing record of 5-6.