Soccer Game Preview: Taft vs. Richards

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09/29/25 vs Lake View	4
09/27/25 @ Crystal Lake South	2
09/24/25 @ Lane Tech	2
09/22/25 @ Amundsen	2
09/18/25 vs Curie	7
+ 8 more games

The Taft Eagles will face off against the Richards Warriors at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Taft is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.

Taft's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Lake View with a sharp 4-0 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Taft's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Lake View are ranked 131st).

Taft hit Lake View with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Andres Garcia-Gallo, David Gomez, Kaloyan Velinov, and Max Lupinski.

Meanwhile, Richards sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Victoria Soto on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Richards.

Taft's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Richards, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.