Soccer Preview: West Chicago vs. Glenbard East
West Chicago and Glenbard East are an even 3-3-4 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The West Chicago Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Glenbard East Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glenbard East took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Chicago, who comes in off a win.
West Chicago's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Glenbard South with a sharp 3-0 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Raiders are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Chicago hit Glenbard South with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ulices Huerta,
Kuba Slupski, and
Alan Alfaro.
Meanwhile, Glenbard East entered their matchup against Elmwood Park on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Glenbard East fell just short of Elmwood Park by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Rams let down their fans at home.
The win got West Chicago back to even at 7-7-1. As for Glenbard East, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-3.
West Chicago came up short against Glenbard East when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can West Chicago avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
