Soccer Preview: Whitney Young vs. Elgin
The Whitney Young Dolphins will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Elgin Maroons at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Whitney Young who was credited with the win on Thursday. Whitney Young got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Stagg's three. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Dolphins' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Chargers are ranked 19th).
Whitney Young's one-goal win came courtesy of
John Stanton, who's now up to seven this season.
Whitney Young is hoping to do what Leyden couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Elgin's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Elgin came out on top in a nail-biter against Leyden , sneaking past 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for the Maroons as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Whitney Young is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. As for Elgin, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1-2.
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