Soccer Game Preview: Grant Community vs. McHenry

The Grant Community Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the McHenry Warriors at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Grant Community's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Grant Community's offense. They lost 7-0 to Grayslake North on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Grant Community have lost by exactly seven goals.

Meanwhile, McHenry's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They came up short against Jacobs, falling 4-0.

Grant Community's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12-1. As for McHenry, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-9-3 record this season.

Grant Community couldn't quite get it done against McHenry when the teams last played back in April of 2021 as they fell 3-1. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.