Soccer Preview: Grayslake North vs. Woodstock North
Grayslake North is 3-0 against Woodstock North since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Grayslake North Knights will head out to challenge the Woodstock North Thunder at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grayslake North has three straight wins, Woodstock North has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Grayslake North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Saint Viator with a sharp 3-0 victory. Considering the Knights have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Woodstock North managed to keep up with Wauconda until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Woodstock North came up short against Wauconda, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 118th).
Grayslake North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-3 record this season. As for Woodstock North, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
Grayslake North took their win against Woodstock North in their previous meeting last Monday by a conclusive 5-0. Will Grayslake North repeat their success, or does Woodstock North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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