Soccer Game Preview: Jefferson vs. Belvidere

J-Hawks

Goals

09/30/25 @ Guilford	3
09/25/25 @ Boylan Catholic	1
09/23/25 vs Harlem	3
09/20/25 vs Cary-Grove	4
09/16/25 @ Belvidere North	3
+ 7 more games

The Jefferson J-Hawks will take on the Belvidere Bucs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.

Jefferson fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Guilford on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, Jefferson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Guilford are ranked 14th).

Eduardo Mendoza and Arron Devencia scored all three of Jefferson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.

Meanwhile, Belvidere can bid farewell to their four-match losing streak thanks to their match on Saturday. They never let Genoa-Kingston get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. That looming 4-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Belvidere yet this season.

Belvidere's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Jefferson, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.