Soccer Game Preview: Prospect vs. Hersey

The Prospect Knights will challenge the Hersey Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Prospect sitting on three straight victories and Hersey on seven.

Prospect's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Elk Grove 3-0. Give Prospect's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

They hit Elk Grove with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Courtney Bradbury, Rachel Asper, and Faye Zinzer.

Meanwhile, Hersey earned a 2-0 win over Rolling Meadows on Wednesday. Give Hersey's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Hersey's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those five matchups. As for Prospect, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-1.