Soccer Game Preview: Little Village vs. Curie

The Little Village Phoenix will face off against the Curie Condors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Little Village's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Little Village came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Taft, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Little Village can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while Taft are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, Curie has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 13. They lost 3-0 to Glenbrook North on Tuesday.

Little Village's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2-4. As for Curie, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8-2.

Little Village couldn't quite get it done against Curie in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Phoenix avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.