Soccer Preview: Naperville Central and Elgin Square Off

The Naperville Central Redhawks will square off against the Elgin Maroons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Naperville Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Waubonsie Valley with a sharp 3-0 win. Naperville Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, Elgin gave up the first goal on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged out Streamwood 3-2. The result kept Elgin happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 10th.

Naperville Central has now won 11 of their last 12 games at home. That gives them a 7-4-2 record this season. Those home victories came by way of their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 45 goals over those 12 matchups. As for Elgin, their win brought them up to 10-4-1.