Soccer Preview: Stagg vs. Homewood-Flossmoor
The Stagg Chargers are taking a road trip to square off against the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Stagg's last seven games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Stagg is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Andrew on Thursday. Stagg fell just short of Andrew by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Chargers have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Lincoln-Way Central. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Knights are ranked 18th).
Stagg has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5-2 record this season. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Everything went Stagg's way against Homewood-Flossmoor when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Stagg made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stagg since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
