Soccer Preview: Genoa-Kingston vs. Hinckley-Big Rock
Genoa-Kingston is 3-0 against Hinckley-Big Rock since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Genoa-Kingston Cogs will be playing at home against the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals at 4:30 p.m. Genoa-Kingston will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
On Tuesday, Genoa-Kingston needed a bit of extra time to put away Winnebago. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Genoa-Kingston was the better team in the second half.
Jaquey Flores and
Ally Poegel scored both of Genoa-Kingston's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Hinckley-Big Rock was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They lost 5-1 to Byron. While losing is never fun, Hinckley-Big Rock can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 384th, while Byron is ranked 190th).
Genoa-Kingston's victory bumped their record up to 11-6-2. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which lines up perfectly with their 2-7-1 record this season.
Genoa-Kingston skirted past Hinckley-Big Rock 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Genoa-Kingston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hinckley-Big Rock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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