Soccer Game Preview: Berwyn/Cicero Morton vs. Willowbrook

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Previous Games

09/10/24 - Home	7-0 W
09/05/23 - Away	3-0 W
09/13/22 - Home	4-0 W
09/14/21 - Away	2-0 W
04/01/21 - Home	7-0 W
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Berwyn/Cicero Morton is a perfect 9-0 against Willowbrook since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Berwyn/Cicero Morton has eight straight victories, Willowbrook has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Willowbrook better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Berwyn/Cicero Morton's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Berwyn/Cicero Morton really gets things going. Everything went Berwyn/Cicero Morton's way against Downers Grove South as they made off with a 3-0 win. Give Berwyn/Cicero Morton's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Willowbrook managed to keep up with Lake Park until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Warriors lost 8-4 to the Lancers. While losing is never fun, Willowbrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Lake Park are ranked 22nd).

Berwyn/Cicero Morton's victory bumped their record up to 17-2-2. As for Willowbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.

Berwyn/Cicero Morton took their win against Willowbrook when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.