Soccer Game Preview: Libertyville vs. Zion-Benton

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Previous Games

05/03/24 - Away	9-0 W
05/04/23 - Home	8-0 W
05/04/22 - Away	4-0 W
05/21/21 - Home	8-0 W
05/06/19 - Away	9-0 W
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Libertyville is a perfect 7-0 against Zion-Benton since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Zee-Bees at 6:45 p.m. Libertyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

Libertyville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Waukegan 10-1 on Thursday. It was an even better day for Danica Meller as she scored three goals for her team.

Meanwhile, Zion-Benton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Lake Zurich, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Zion-Benton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while Lake Zurich are ranked 20th).

Libertyville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-1-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four contests. As for Zion-Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.

Everything went Libertyville's way against Zion-Benton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Libertyville made off with a 9-0 win. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Zee-Bees turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.