Soccer Preview: Conant vs. Hoffman Estates
Conant is 10-0 against Hoffman Estates since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Conant Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 12:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Conant took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Prospect onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Reese Staniak had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Conant.
Meanwhile, sadly, Hoffman Estates is still looking for their first win of the season after nine games. They suffered a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Palatine on Friday. While losing is never fun, Hoffman Estates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Palatine is ranked 138th).
Conant's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-5-1. As for Hoffman Estates, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Conant beat Hoffman Estates 2-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Conant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoffman Estates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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