Soccer Preview: Hoffman Estates vs. Rolling Meadows
The Hoffman Estates Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Hoffman Estates' last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Hoffman Estates will head out to face Rolling Meadows after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Hoffman Estates fell just short of Wheeling by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Wildcats are ranked 52nd).
Meanwhile, Rolling Meadows narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Schaumburg 2-1. Zach Rogers had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Mustangs got from the refs.
Alex Kociubinski was the driving force of Rolling Meadows' attack as he scored both of Rolling Meadows' goals, bringing his season total up to six goals.
Hoffman Estates' defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Rolling Meadows, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Hoffman Estates came up short against Rolling Meadows in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Hoffman Estates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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