Soccer Preview: Libertyville vs. Streamwood
The Libertyville Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Streamwood Sabres at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Libertyville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Zion-Benton out 1-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Zee-Bees are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Streamwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of West Aurora by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Sabres couldn't quite close it out.
Libertyville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-4 record this season. As for Streamwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Libertyville beat Streamwood by a goal in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 2-1. Does Libertyville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Streamwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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