Soccer Preview: River Forest vs. Illiana Christian
River Forest is 0-3 against Illiana Christian since September of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The River Forest Ingots are taking a road trip to take on the Illiana Christian Vikings at 10:00 a.m.
River Forest is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Marquette Catholic, falling 9-0.
Meanwhile, Illiana Christian entered their tilt with Griffith on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Griffith with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Divine Olikagu (2),
Michael Zylstra (2), and Zylstra (2).
River Forest's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Illiana Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
River Forest suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Illiana Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can River Forest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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