Soccer Preview: Bartlett vs. West Chicago
Bartlett hasn't had much luck against West Chicago recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bartlett Hawks' road trip will continue as they head out to face the West Chicago Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Bartlett beat West Aurora 3-1.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when West Chicago duked it out withElmwood Park on Tuesday. West Chicago's defense stepped up to hand Elmwood Park a 3-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Tigers are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Chicago hit Elmwood Park with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kuba Slupski,
Alan Alfaro, and
Gafoa Kuku.
Bartlett pushed their record up to 8-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for West Chicago, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-7 record.
Bartlett might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from West Chicago in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Bartlett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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