Soccer Preview: Jefferson vs. Huntley
Jefferson is 0-3 against Huntley since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Jefferson J-Hawks will take on the Huntley Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m.
Jefferson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Glenwood on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Titans. While losing is never fun, the J-Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Titans are ranked 124th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Huntley). Everything went their way against Woodstock North on Saturday as Huntley made off with a 5-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Red Raiders needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
They hit Woodstock North with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mason Leslie (2),
Tylar Caddick, and
Anthony Frelas.
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Huntley, the win also got them back to even at 2-2-2.
Jefferson might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Huntley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
