Soccer Game Preview: DeKalb Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 3:08am

Soccer Preview: DeKalb vs. Guilford

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DeKalb hasn't had much luck against Guilford recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The DeKalb Barbs will square off against the Guilford Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

DeKalb's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Waubonsie Valley on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Barbs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Warriors are ranked 33rd).

Meanwhile, Guilford's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Harlem by a score of 2-1. The Vikings' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

This is the second loss in a row for DeKalb and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.

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