Soccer Preview: Highland Park vs. Waukegan
Highland Park is 0-6 against Waukegan since August of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Highland Park Giants will head out to challenge the Waukegan Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. Highland Park will be strutting in after a victory while Waukegan will be coming in after a defeat.
Highland Park will head into Thursday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Deerfield: Highland Park couldn't quite topple Deerfield on Thursday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-goal loss they took when the two last played. Highland Park blew past Deerfield 3-0. The score was close at the half, but the Giants pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Meanwhile, Waukegan's game last Tuesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 5-3 to Zion-Benton.
Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Waukegan, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-2.
Highland Park came up short against Waukegan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Highland Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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