Soccer Preview: New Trier vs. Vernon Hills
The New Trier Trevians will head out to face off against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Trier is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
New Trier is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Deerfield a 5-0 shutout on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trevians considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Vernon Hills was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mundelein. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Mustangs are ranked 108th).
New Trier is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-2 record this season. As for Vernon Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-1.
New Trier beat Vernon Hills 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Will New Trier repeat their success, or does Vernon Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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