Soccer Recap: Beecher Pulls Away in the Second Half

Grant Park kept up with Beecher until halftime on Tuesday, but afterwards: not so much. The Bobcats' defense stepped up to hand the Dragons a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Beecher, who have now won three contests by three goals or more so far this season.

Beecher has now won six of their last eight games on the road. That gives them a 3-1-1 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-4 Illinois Lutheran and 6-11-2 Grant Park (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 42.1% over those games). As for Grant Park, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Beecher didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 4-2 loss against Coal City on the 9th. As for Grant Park, they have also already played their next match, a 7-0 defeat against Manteno on the 9th.