Soccer Game Preview: Englewood Stem vs. Hyde Park

The Englewood Stem Panthers will head out to challenge the Hyde Park Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Englewood Stem will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Spry Community Links on Monday. The Panthers' defense stepped up to hand Spry Community Links a 6-0 shutout. Englewood Stem might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, neither Hyde Park nor Tilden could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.

Englewood Stem's victory bumped their record up to 3-1-1. Hyde Park's draw makes their record 2-2-2 this season.

Englewood Stem beat Hyde Park 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.