Soccer Preview: Deerfield vs. Whitney Young
The Deerfield Warriors will be playing at home against the Whitney Young Dolphins at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Deerfield headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Richmond-Burton let them put that streak behind them. Deerfield never let Richmond-Burton onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Saturday. Given Deerfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Richmond-Burton is ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Deerfield hit Richmond-Burton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Leah Cohen (2),
Jessie Fisher, and
Addy Margulis.
Meanwhile, Whitney Young scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Chicago Washington as Whitney Young made off with a 9-0 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded Whitney Young with their most commanding win of the season.
Deerfield has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-2 record this season. As for Whitney Young, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Deerfield suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Whitney Young in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Deerfield 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
