Soccer Preview: Jones vs. Niles North
Jones hasn't had much luck against Niles North recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Jones Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Niles North Vikings at 12:00 p.m. Jones is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Jones is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Victoria Soto on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wolves.
Jones' goal came courtesy of
Daniel Rico, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Niles North, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They won by a goal and slipped past Highland Park 3-2. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Giants are ranked 290th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jones' loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Niles North, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2-4.
Jones came up short against Niles North when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Jones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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