Soccer Preview: Morris vs. Sycamore
Morris is 1-8-1 against Sycamore since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Morris Redskins will venture away from home to take on the Sycamore Spartans at 12:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morris took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Kaneland onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Even though the Redskins got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Grant Sparrow was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Morris' one-goal win came courtesy of Sparrow, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, while the 4-4 score might suggest a draw, it was Sycamore who was credited with the victory on Thursday. Sycamore got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to DeKalb's two. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Barbs are ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sycamore was without their leading scorer, Jameson Carl, in Thursday's game. With Carl sidelined, Sycamore had to make some changes to the lineup. Rocco Lomonaco played for 80 minutes having averaged 48.8 this season and Paxton Nicol got 70 vs. an average of 37.2.
Morris' win bumped their record up to 5-13-1. As for Sycamore, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6-1.
Morris beat Sycamore by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morris since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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