Soccer Preview: Batavia vs. Glenbard North
The Batavia Bulldogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Glenbard North Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Batavia's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Batavia managed to keep up with Metea Valley until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Batavia came up short against Metea Valley, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Mustangs are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Glenbard North was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wheaton-Warrenville South.
Batavia's loss dropped their record down to 0-17-1. As for Glenbard North, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10-4 record this season.
Batavia suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Glenbard North when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Batavia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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